Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology

The Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (대한임상신경생리학회)
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Alcoholic Myopathy Accompanied with Acute Reversible Encephalopathy

급성으로 발병한 가역성 뇌병증을 동반한 알코올 근육병증

  • Kim, Jong Kuk (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Hyun (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Min-Jeong (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoo, Bong-Goo (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Soo (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cheon, Sang-Myung (Department of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jo, Hee Young (Department of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yi, Sang Won (Department of Neurology, Gyeong Sang Hospital)
  • 김종국 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 이지현 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김민정 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 유봉구 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김광수 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 천상명 (동아대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 조희영 (동아대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 이상원 (경상병원 신경과)
  • Published : 2005.12.30
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Abstract

Patients of chronic alcoholism may show many kinds of complications such as myopathy, nutritional problems, peripheral neuropathy, withdrawal seizure and encephalopathies. We report an unusual case of alcoholic myopathy diagnosed with typical laboratory and pathological findings initially manifested as acute reversible encephalopathy showing transient abnormalities on brain MRI.

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