Uremic encephalopathy with atypical magnetic resonance features on diffusion-weighted images

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 808-811

  Kang, Eugene ^a   Jeon, Se Jeong ^a   Choi, See Sung ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Uremic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CREATININE; NITROGEN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISTENSION; BRAIN DISEASE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTOSTOMY; CYTOTOXIC EDEMA; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EDEMA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NON DIABETIC UREMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WHITE MATTER LESION;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; MALE; UREMIA;

EID: 84868317524     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.6.808     Document Type: Article

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