Parietal occipital edema in hypertensive encephalopathy: A pathogenic mechanism

European Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-28

  Sheth, Raj D ^a,b   Riggs, Jack E ^a   Bodenstenier, John B ^a,b   Gutierrez, Alvoro R ^a   Ortiz, Orlando A ^a,c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral edema; Cerebrovascular disease; Hypertensive encephalopathy; Sympathetic innervation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0029656152     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117195     Document Type: Article

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