Osmotic demyelination syndromes: Central and extrapontine myelinolysis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 684-688

  Huq, S ^a,b   Wong, M ^a,c   Chan, H ^a,c   Crimmins, D ^a,c  

^a GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha Interferon; Central Pontine Myelinolysis; Chronic Liver Disease; Hyponatraemia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; SODIUM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; EXTRAPONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

DEMYELINATING DISEASES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; PONS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 34249024570     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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