Myoclonic encephalopathy caused by chronic bismuth abuse

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 229-233

  Teepker, Michael ^a   Hamer, Hajo M ^a   Knake, Susanne ^a   Bandmann, Oliver ^a   Oertel, Wolfgang H ^a   Rosenow, Felix ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heavy metal intoxication; Metal chelator therapy; Spike wave complexes; Symptomatic generalized epilepsy; Video documentation

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; UNITHIOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCLONIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; MYOCLONUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ULCER;

ANTACIDS; BISMUTH; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036925620     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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