Identifying Risk Factors for Central Pontine and Extrapontine Myelinolysis After Liver Transplantation: A Case-Control Study

Morard, Isabelle; Gasche, Yvan; Kneteman, Mark; Toso, Christian; Mentha, Ariane; Meeberg, Glenda; Mentha, Gilles; Kneteman, Norman; Giostra, Emiliano

doi:10.1007/s12028-013-9928-9

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Identifying Risk Factors for Central Pontine and Extrapontine Myelinolysis After Liver Transplantation: A Case-Control Study

ContributorsMorard, Isabelle; Gasche, Yvan; Kneteman, Mark; Toso, Christian

; Mentha, Ariane; Meeberg, Glenda; Mentha, Gilles; Kneteman, Norman; Giostra, Emiliano

Published inNeurocritical care, vol. 20, no. 2, p. 287-295

Publication date2014

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Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis (CPEPM) is a rare but potentially fatal complication after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for development of CPEPM after OLT and to assess patient outcome.

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MORARD, Isabelle et al. Identifying Risk Factors for Central Pontine and Extrapontine Myelinolysis After Liver Transplantation: A Case-Control Study. In: Neurocritical care, 2014, vol. 20, n° 2, p. 287–295. doi: 10.1007/s12028-013-9928-9

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PID : unige:35177
DOI : 10.1007/s12028-013-9928-9
PMID : 24233816

Journal ISSN1541-6933

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Identifying Risk Factors for Central Pontine and Extrapontine Myelinolysis After Liver Transplantation: A Case-Control Study

Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis (CPEPM) is a rare but potentially fatal complication after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for development of CPEPM after OLT and to assess patient outcome.

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