MR imaging findings in alcoholic and nonalcoholic acute Wernicke's encephalopathy: A review

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Manzo, Gaetana ^a   De Gennaro, Angela ^a   Cozzolino, Attilio ^b   Serino, Antonietta ^b   Fenza, Giacomo ^b   Manto, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Umberto i Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ATAXIC GAIT; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIAL NERVE; CRANIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; MALNUTRITION; MAMMILLARY BODY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVIEW; TECTAL PLATE; THALAMUS; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY; COMPLICATION; PATHOLOGY;

ALCOHOLISM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 84904181075     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/503596     Document Type: Review

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