Reversible diffusion MRI abnormalities and transient mutism after liver transplantation

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 981-983

  Bianco, Federico ^a   Fattapposta, F ^a   Locuratolo, N ^a   Pierallini, A ^a   Rossi, M ^a   Ruberto, F ^a   Bozzao, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYCLOSPORIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOTOXICITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; EDEMA; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUTISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPEECH DISORDER;

EID: 1842509967     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000115394.90984.FD     Document Type: Article

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