MR imaging can predict the development of nonalcoholic wernicke encephalopathy

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Ohira, M ^a   Suzuki, S ^a   Takahashi, S ^a   Takahashi, K ^a   Suzuki, N ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONALCOHOLIC WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH SURGERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

BRAIN; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 54249111535     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1144     Document Type: Letter

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