Central pontine myelinolysis: Clinical and EEG considerations

Neurodiagnostic Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 151-158

  Lawson, Anna Maria ^a   Niedermeyer, Ernst ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Central pontine myelinolysis; Hyponatremia; Liver transplant; Low voltage EEG

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; NEUROLOGY; TOXICITY;

ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIARRHEA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK FACTOR; SLOW BRAIN WAVE; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; THOUGHT DISORDER; VOMITING;

EID: 0036766446     PISSN: 21646821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1086508x.2002.11079391     Document Type: Article

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