Cortical blindness in severe preeclampsia: Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and single-photon-emission computed tomography findings

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 6 II Suppl., 2000, Pages 1017-1019

  Apollon, Katia M ^a   Robinson, Julian N ^a   Schwartz, Richard B ^a   Norwitz, Errol R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VASOSPASM; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034104421     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(00)00878-4     Document Type: Article

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