Autopsy report on central pontine myelinolysis triggered by vomiting associated with digoxin intoxication

Forensic Science International

Volumn 194, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages

  Unuma, Kana ^a,b   Harada, Kazuki ^a   Nakajima, Makoto ^a   Eguchi, Hiromi ^c   Tsushima, Kensuke ^d   Ito, Takako ^a,e   Shintani Ishida, Kaori ^a   Kojima, Hideaki ^a,c   Yoshida, Ken ichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience ^*

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Central pontine myelinolysis; Digoxin; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEHYDRATION; DIGOXIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NISSL STAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SILVER STAINING; VOMITING;

EID: 72149103797     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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