MRI findings in star-fruit intoxication;IRM cérébrale dans l'intoxication à la carambole

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 217-223

  Cassinotto, C ^a   Mejdoubi, M ^a   Signate, A ^a   Herbland, A ^a   Olindo, S ^a   Deramond, H ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORT DE FRANCE   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Diffusion; MRI; Neurotoxicity; Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; CONFUSION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HICCUP; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULVINAR; STAR FRUIT INTOXICATION; UREMIA; VOMITING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; UREMIA;

EID: 52949112637     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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