An unusual cause of gastroparesis demyelinating disease of the medulla

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1430-1433

  Atkinson, Kenneth ^a   Romano, W ^b   Prokopiw, Igor ^b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Demyelination; Gastroparesis; Medulla

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GADOLINIUM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; PROKINETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH PARESIS;

ADULT; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; GASTROPARESIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDULLA OBLONGATA;

EID: 0031823515     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018838109422     Document Type: Article

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