Central pontine myelinolysis central pontine myelinolysis manifesting with massive myoclonus

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-66

  Tan, Hüseyin ^a,b   Önbaş, Ömer ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MENTAL HEALTH; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPASTICITY;

HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; INFANT; KWASHIORKOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; MYOCLONUS;

EID: 3142526389     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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