Wernicke's encephalopathy: A case report and MRI findings

JBR-BTR

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-25

  Yucebilgin, S ^a   Cirpan, T ^a   Sanhal, C Y ^a   Ozan, E ^a   Acar, T ^a   Ozsener, S ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Complications; Diseases; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ELECTROLYTE; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLAUSTROPHOBIA; DIARRHEA; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; KETONURIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAPILLEDEMA; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VOMITING; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 79953063001     PISSN: 17802393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/jbr-btr.480     Document Type: Article

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