Characteristics of spongiform leukoencephalopathy induced by heroin: MRI detection

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1193-1195

  Zheng, W ^a   Zhang, X ^a  

^a FIRST MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heroin; Leukoencephalopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spongiform degeneration

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CAPSULA INTERNA; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035191568     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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