Hyperemesis gravidarum induced Wernicke's encephalopathy: Serial clinical, electrophysiological and MR imaging observations

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 214-216

  Netravathi, M ^a   Sinha, S ^a   Taly, A B ^a   Bindu, P S ^a   Bharath, R D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hyperemesis gravidarum; Malnutrition; Neuropathy; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SPEECH DISORDER; SYMPTOM; UNSTEADINESS; VOMITING; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THALAMUS; THIAMINE; VOMITING; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 67849119425     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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