Magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities with septic encephalopathy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1189-1191

  Finelli, P F ^a,b   Uphoff, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DILTIAZEM; GANCICLOVIR; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING SYSTEM; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; SEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; THALAMUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS;

EID: 3442901438     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.030833     Document Type: Article

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