Extrapontine myelinolysis presenting as acute parkinsonism

BMC Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sajith, J ^a   Ditchfield, Adam ^b   Katifi, Haider A ^b  

^a Queen Elizabeth Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBIDOPA; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVODOPA; SODIUM; THYROXINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MALNUTRITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSMOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSONISM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PONS;

EID: 33749581270     PISSN: 14712377     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-6-33     Document Type: Article

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