Central pontine myelinolysis after liver transplantation: Is sodium the only villain? Case report;Mielinólise pontina central após transplante hepático: O sódio é o único vilão? Relato de caso

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 344-349

  De Morais, Bruno Salomé ^a,d,e,f   Carneiro, Fabiano Soares ^a   Araújo, Rodolfo De Morais ^b   Araújo, Guilherme Freitas ^c   De Oliveira, Rodrigo Bernardes ^b  

^a HC UFMG   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UFMG   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Vila da Serra   (Brazil)

^e Semper Hospital   (Brazil)

^f NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Complications: Central pontine myelinolysis; Surgery, transplantation: Liver

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 67249154031     PISSN: 00347094     EISSN: 1806907X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-70942009000300010     Document Type: Article

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