Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and neurological manifestations in early adulthood: Considering MNGIE syndrome in differential diagnosis

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-197

  Oztas, Erkin ^a   Ozin, Yasemin ^a   Onder, Fatih ^a   Onal, Ibrahim Koral ^a   Oguz, Dilek ^a   Kocaefe, Cetin ^b  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intestinal pseudo obstruction; MNGIE syndrome; Neurologic symptoms

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; GENOMIC DNA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL NEUROGASTROINTESTINAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BARIUM SULFATE; CACHEXIA; CEREBRUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIARRHEA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHIES; MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PEDIGREE; THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954672579     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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