Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration in hepatitis C infection

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-111

  Khokhar, Nasir ^a   Ahmad, Arsalan ^a   Butt, Muhammad Mansoor ^a  

^a SHIFA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Degeneration; Hepatitis C; Hepatocerebral

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE MOVEMENT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SEIZURE; WILSON DISEASE;

ADULT; BRAIN; HEPATITIS C; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 17444409658     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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