Multifocal cerebral hemorrhage in eclampsia and severe pre-eclampsia

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 194-198

  Drislane, Frank W ^a   Wang, Ay Ming ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral hemorrhage; Computed tomography; Eclampsia; Pregnancy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031047073     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050072     Document Type: Article

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