A case of central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis with early hypermetabolism on 18FDG-PET scan

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-102

  Roh, Jae Kyu ^a   Nam, Hyunwoo ^a   Lee, Myung Chul ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

18FDG PET scan; CPM; EPM

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE;

EID: 0031992918     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1998.13.1.99     Document Type: Article

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