Acute intermittent porphyria. A clinical chameleon: Case study of a 40-year-old female patient;Akute intermittierende porphyrie. Ein klinisches chamäleon: Kasuistik einer 40-jährigen patientin

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Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1501-1505

  Zimmermann, M ^a   Bonaccurso, C ^a   Valerius, C ^a   Hamann, G F ^a  

^a DR HORST SCHMIDT KLINIKEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute porphyria; Haem biosynthesis; Motor neuropathy; Mutation screening

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; REMISSION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARAPARESIS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PORPHYRIA, ACUTE INTERMITTENT; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33845605127     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-006-2224-6     Document Type: Article

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