Acute confusional state following liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease

Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 601-605

  Buis, Carlijn I ^a   Wiesner, Russel H ^a   Krom, Ruud A F ^a   Kremers, Walter K ^a   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYOPATHY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROTOXICITY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0037183506     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.59.4.601     Document Type: Article

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