Post-partum cerebral angiopathy: A rare cerebrovascular complication

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 411-416

  Al Sous, Walid ^a   Bohlega, Saeed ^a   Al Kawi, Zuheir ^a   McLean, Donald ^a   Shukri, Khalid ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Angiogram; Cerebral vasospasm; Ergometrine; Post partum complications

Indexed keywords

ERGOMETRINE; NIMODIPINE; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEADACHE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; VAGINA BLEEDING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031880176     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1998.540411.x     Document Type: Article

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