Hypoglycemic encephalopathy as a result of an attempted suicide

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 455-456

  Taguchi, Takafumi ^a   Mizobuchi, Miki ^b   Terada, Yoshio ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; Hypoglycemic encephalopathy; Suicide

Indexed keywords

GLIMEPIRIDE; GLUCOSE; VOGLIBOSE;

ADOLESCENT; APHASIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIC COMA; LETTER; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77951879437     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.03.007     Document Type: Letter

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