Size of mamillary bodies in health and disease: Useful measurements in neuroradiological diagnosis of Wernicke's encephalopathy

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1624-1628

  Sheedy, Donna ^a   Lara, Ana ^a   Garrick, Therese ^b   Harper, Clive ^a,c  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Mamillary Body; Neuroradiology; Volume; Wernicke's Encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMILLARY BODY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEURORADIOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0032703730     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04053.x     Document Type: Article

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