Cerebellar dysfunction in chronic toluene abuse: Beneficial response to amantadine hydrochloride

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-41

  Deleu, Dirk ^a   Hanssens, Yolande ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; TOLUENE;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; DRUG INTOXICATION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RED NUCLEUS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS;

ADULT; AMANTADINE; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; DOPAMINE AGENTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOLUENE; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0033976993     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100100913     Document Type: Article

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