Early MRI findings in acquired hepatocerebral degeneration

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 589-591

  Erro, Roberto ^a   Vitale, Carmine ^a,b,c   Picillo, Marina ^a   Barone, Paolo ^d   Pellecchia, Maria Teresa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^c IDC Hermitage Capodimonte   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration; AHD; Manganese accumulation; MRI

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; LEVODOPA; MANGANESE;

ACQUIRED HEPATOCEREBRAL DEGENERATION; ADULT; BALANCE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM; TREMOR; WILSON DISEASE;

BRAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84879686921     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-1087-9     Document Type: Letter

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