Abnormal MR findings in the temporal lobe and basal ganglia along with vasospasm in a case of hemiballism associated with diabetes mellitus

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 330-334

  Uchibori, Ayumi ^a   Kobayashi, Yasuhiro ^a   Chiba, Atsuro ^a   Tsuchiya, Kazuhiro ^a   Sakuta, Manabu ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ballism; Chorea; Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycemia; Vasogenic edema; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMIBALLISM; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC COMA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL DETECTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0042320394     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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