Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging may provide prognostic information in osmotic demyelination syndrome: Report of a case

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 208-212

  Dervisoglu, E ^a   Yegenaga, I ^b   Anik, Y ^b   Sengul, E ^b   Turgut, T ^b  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Correction of hyponatremia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Osmotic demyelination

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DIFFUSION; DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; CORRECTION OF HYPONATREMIA; HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT; OSMOTIC DEMYELINATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33644664681     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850500479677     Document Type: Article

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