Reversible splenial abnormality in hypoglycemic encephalopathy

Neuroradiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-222

  Kim, Ji Hyun ^a   Choi, Jeong Yoon ^a   Koh, Seong Beom ^a   Lee, Younghen ^b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI); Hypoglycemia; Splenium

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; GLICLAZIDE; GLUCOSE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AGED; APATHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIAPHORESIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISORIENTATION; DROWSINESS; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; TACHYPNEA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREMOR;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE;

EID: 33847405381     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-006-0184-y     Document Type: Article

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