Central pontine myelinolysis induced by hyposphatemia following Wernicke's encephalopathy

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 407-410

  Falcone, N ^a   Compagnoni, A ^a   Meschini, C ^a   Perrone, C ^a   Nappo, A ^a  

^a BELCOLLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central pontine myelinolysis; Hypophosphatemia; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PHOSPHATE; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; ILEOSTOMY; ILEUM RESECTION; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEPSIS; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ELECTROLYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; ILEOSTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 1342312351     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-003-0197-9     Document Type: Article

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