Wernicke encephalopathy: MR findings in two patients

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1620-1624

  Opdenakker, G ^a   Gelin, G ^b   De Surgeloose, D ^c   Palmers, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

MR imaging; Wernicke encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

AGED; BRAIN; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0032617984     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050896     Document Type: Article

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