Consciousness disturbance and poikilothermia revealing brain involvement in neuromyelitis optica

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-215

  Yildiz, Ozlem Kayim ^a   Cevik, Seyda ^a   Oztoprak, Ibrahim ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain lesions; Consciousness disturbance; Endocrinopathy; Hypothalamic lesions; Neuromyelitis optica; Poikilothermia

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; GADOLINIUM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DECEREBRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POIKILOTHERMY; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 84863567385     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: 22402993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-012-0029-x     Document Type: Article

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