Core hypothermia in multiple sclerosis: Case report with magnetic resonance imaging localization of a thalamic lesion

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-115

  Linker, Ralf A ^a   Mohr, A ^a   Cepek, L ^a   Gold, R ^a   Prange, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CNS inflammation; Coma; Corpus callosum; Temperature regulation

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; ELECTROLYTE; ETIRACETAM; PHENYTOIN; THREO 3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLSERINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CORE TEMPERATURE; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INFECTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THALAMUS;

CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; THALAMUS;

EID: 31644440261     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/135248506ms1268cr     Document Type: Article

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