Hyponatremic encephalopathy and brain death in Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) intoxication;Encefalopatía hiponatrémica y muerte cerebral en la intoxicación por éxtasis (3,4-metilendioximetanfetamina)

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 634-635

  Aramendi, I ^a   Manzanares, W ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPONATREMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INTOXICATION; LETTER;

EID: 78650200763     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: 15786749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2010.02.007     Document Type: Letter

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