Vasospasms are characteristic in cases with eclampsia/preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome: Proposal of an angiospastic syndrome of pregnancy

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-136

  Kobayashi, Takao ^a,b   Tokunaga, Naoki ^a   Isoda, Haruo ^b   Kanayama, Naohiro ^a   Terao, Toshihiko ^a  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eclampsia; HELLP syndrome; Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA); Preeclampsia; Vasospasms

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 2 ANTIPLASMIN; D DIMER; ELASTASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; NORADRENALIN; PLASMIN; THROMBIN ANTITHROMBIN COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CELIAC ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; SPASM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0035003415     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14071     Document Type: Article

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