Reversible leukoencephalopathy due to chronic unintentional exposure to toluene

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 388-389

  Qureshi, Salah ^a   Blanchette, Adam ^b   Jawaid, Ali ^a   Schulz, Paul ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b San Antonio Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUETIAPINE; TOLUENE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 67650613938     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100007204     Document Type: Article

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