MR atypical wernicke encephalopathy showing extensive brain stem and diencephalic involvement

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-207

  Nardone, Raffaele ^a,b   Venturi, Alessandro ^b   Golaszewski, Stefan ^a   Caleri, Francesca ^b   Tezzon, Frediano ^b   Ladurner, Gunther ^a  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b F Tappeiner Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Diencephalon; Diffusion weighted images; Magnetic resonance imaging; Wernicke encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIENCEPHALON; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSMETRIA; FOLLOW UP; GAZE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MAMMILLARY BODY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PONS; THALAMUS; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY; ALCOHOLISM; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN STEM; DIENCEPHALON; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 77950624928     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2009.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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