Acute axonal neuropathy and Wernicke's encephalopathy [6]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1516-1517

  Lehmann, Helmar C ^a   Lindenberg, Robert ^a   Arendt, Gabriele ^a   Ploner, Markus ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC NEUROPATHY; BRAIN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 33845638787     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0266-5     Document Type: Letter

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