Multiple cranial nerve enhancement in mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-248

  Petcharunpaisan, Sasitorn ^a   Castillo, Mauricio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE); Multiple cranial nerve enhancement

Indexed keywords

MAGNETISM; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; RESONANCE;

CLINICAL FEATURES; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIAL NERVES; MITOCHONDRIAL NEUROGASTROINTESTINAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; MULTIPLE CRANIAL NERVE ENHANCEMENT; RARE DISEASE; WHITE MATTER;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIAL NERVE; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DEMYELINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MNGIE SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RARE DISEASE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 77950356592     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181c71d48     Document Type: Article

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