Susceptibility of the cerebellum to thiamine deficiency

Cerebellum

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-63

  Mulholland, Patrick ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Alcoholism; Ataxia; Cancer; Cerebellum; Damage; Hyperemesis gravidarum; Thiamine deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL; ATAXIA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY;

ACETALDEHYDE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; PYRITHIAMINE;

ACETALDEHYDE; ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GAIT ATAXIA; HUMANS; NEURONS; PYRITHIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33646839482     PISSN: 14734222     EISSN: 14734230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14734220600551707     Document Type: Review

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