Plasmapheresis improves the outcome of central pontine myelinolysis [4]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 734-735

  Grimaldi, Daniela ^a   Cavalleri, Francesca ^a   Vallone, Stefano ^a   Milanti, Giorgio ^a   Cortelli, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; SLURRED SPEECH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; PLASMAPHERESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20844450929     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0738-7     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Brown WD (2000) Osmotic demyelination disorders: central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis. Cur Opin Neurol 13:691-697
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3. Menger H, Jorg J (1999) Outcome of central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis. J Neurol 246:700-705