Status epilepticus in a case of Wilson's disease during D-pencillamine treatment

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 133, Issue 31-32, 2003, Pages 446-447

  Türk Börü, Ülkü ^a   Koçer, Abdulkadir ^a   Alp, Recep ^a   Gümüş, Mahmut ^a   Gümüs, Mustafa ^a  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; COPPER; DIAZEPAM; PENICILLAMINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPPER METABOLISM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 18144440649     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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