Hydrogen peroxide neurotoxicity in childhood: Case report with unique magnetic resonance imaging features

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 805-808

  Cannon, George ^a   Caravati, E Martin ^a   Filloux, Francis M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OPIATE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SALICYLIC ACID; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSION; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOXICITY AND INTOXICATION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0348143234     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738030180111501     Document Type: Article

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