Brain infarcts due to scorpion stings in children: MRI

Neuroradiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 118-120

  Fernandez Bouzas A ^a   Morales Resendiz M L ^b   Llamas Ibarra, F ^c   Martinez Lopez M ^d   Ballesteros Maresma, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Hospital General de Queretaro   (Mexico)

^c Clin Neurologica de Queretaro   (Mexico)

^d LIVER RESEARCH UNIT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Infarct, cerebral; Magnetic resonance imaging; Scorpion, sting

Indexed keywords

SCORPION VENOM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORPION;

EID: 0343550336     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050028     Document Type: Article

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