Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome in a patient with hypertensive encephalopathy

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 364-369

  Yoshida, K ^a   Yamamoto, T ^a   Mori, K ^a   Maeda, M ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SHIZUOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypertensive encephalopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EDEMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPILLEDEMA; PONS; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0034912039     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.41.364     Document Type: Article

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