Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis: The osmotic demyelination syndromes

Neurology in Practice

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Martin, R J ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; IMAGING; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SALT LOSING NEPHRITIS; CATATONIA; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSTONIA; FLACCID PARALYSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUTISM; OSMOTIC DEMYELINATING SYNDROME; OSMOTIC STRESS; PARKINSONISM; SEIZURE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; OSMOSIS; PROGNOSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 4344648159     PISSN: 14737086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.045906     Document Type: Review

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