Central pontine myelinolysis

Annals of Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 291-292

  Bhat, S ^a   Koulaouzidis, A ^a   Haris, M ^b   Tan, C ^a  

^a WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central Pontine Myelinolysis; Hepatic encephalopathy; Hyponatraemia

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; SODIUM; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DETERIORATION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33845441976     PISSN: 16652681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31991-x     Document Type: Article

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