Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis associated with acute hepatic dysfunction

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 673-676

  Chang, Ying ^a   An, Dong Hong ^a   Xing, Ying ^a   Qi, Xin ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute hepatic dysfunction; Central pontine myelinolysis; Extrapontine myelinolysis; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; EXTRAPONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; FEVER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LETHARGY; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; X RAY;

AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; PONS;

EID: 84863986492     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0838-3     Document Type: Article

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