Selective vulnerability of nigrostriatopallidal dopaminergic pathway after disulfiram intoxication: Two cases with clinical and magnetic resonance study

European Journal of Radiology Extra

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-5

  Park, Jeong Wook ^a   Chung, Sung Woo ^a,b   Lee, Seung Jae ^a   Lee, Kwang Soo ^a   Kim, Beum Saeng ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Our Lady Mercy Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain MRI; Disulfiram; Globus pallidus; Intoxication; Putamen; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744466157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15714675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-4675(03)00032-4     Document Type: Article

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