Gastroparesis secondary to a demyelinating disease: a case series
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Gastroparesis secondary to a demyelinating disease: a case series
BACKGROUND Gastroparesis has a number of etiologies. The main ones are secondary to a complication from diabetes mellitus, related to post vagotomy or post gastric surgical resections, or idiopathic when the etiology is unclear. Gastroparesis secondary to a demyelinating disease of the brain is unusual. CASE PRESENTATION A 22-year-old woman was referred for acute onset of intractable nausea a...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Gastroenterology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1471-230X
DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-7-3