Drug-induced spongiform leucoencephalopathy, a case report with review of the literature

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-35

  Nuytten, D ^a   Wyffels, E ^a   Michiels, K ^a   Ferrante, M ^a   Verbraeken, H ^a   Daelemans, R ^a   Baeck, E ^a   Cras, P ^b  

^a Stuivenberg General Hospital   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Heroin; Leucoencephalopathy; Rhabdomyolysis; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0031946939     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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