Vacuolar leucoencephalopathy and pulvinar sign in association with coeliac disease [1]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-99

  Ryan, A M ^a   Ryan, J ^a   Wan Ahmed, M ^a   Hardiman, O ^b   Farrell, M A ^b   McNamara, B ^a   Sweeney, B J ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; STEROID; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULVINAR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BRAIN DISEASES; CELIAC DISEASE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULVINAR;

EID: 33846006540     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.077982     Document Type: Letter

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