A good prognosis of central pontine myelinolysis in a type II diabetic patient

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 384-386

  Lou, Fan ^a   Luo, Xiaoguang ^a   Cao, Dan ^a   Ren, Yan ^a  

^a The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIZZINESS; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LETTER; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 80052835843     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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