Are vigabatrin induced T2 hyperintensities in cranial MRI associated with acute encephalopathy and extrapyramidal symptoms?

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 311-315

  Dill, Patricia ^a   Datta, Alexandre N ^a   Weber, Peter ^a   Schneider, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Encephalopathy; Infantile spasms; Magnet resonance imaging; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

VIGABATRIN;

ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFANTILE SPASM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTICONVULSANTS; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; DOWN SYNDROME; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SKULL; SPASMS, INFANTILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 84875856146     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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