Visual hallucinations in a case of reversible hypertension-induced brain oedema

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 615-618

  Tallaksen, Chantal M E ^a   Kerty, Emilia ^a   Bakke, Søren ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Autoregulation; Cerebral blood flow; Hypertensive encephalopathy; Posterior leukoencephalopathy; Subcortical brain oedema; Visual hallucinations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0031767677     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1998.560615.x     Document Type: Article

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