Gadolinium encephalopathy due to accidental intrathecal administration of gadopentetate dimeglumine [4]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 810-812

  Arlt, Sönke ^a   Cepek, Lukas ^b   Rustenbeck, Hans Heino ^b   Prange, Hilmar ^b   Reimers, Carl Detlev ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c St Ansgar Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; IOTROLAN;

ADULT; ATAXIA; BLURRED VISION; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE;

BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OVERDOSE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TIME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34347359663     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0439-x     Document Type: Letter

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