Reversible cytotoxic brain edema and facial weakness in uremic encephalopathy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 256, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1372-1373

  Prüss, Harald ^a   Siebert, Eberhard ^a   Masuhr, Florian ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHASIA; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; CYTOTOXICITY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UREMIA; UREMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEAKNESS;

APHASIA, BROCA; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; BRAIN EDEMA; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA;

EID: 68349147775     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5125-3     Document Type: Letter

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