Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome: A case report and literature review

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 291-295

  Rippy, Elisabeth E ^a   Wolfe, John H N ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; METOPROLOL; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL HYPERPERFUSION SYNDROME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEIZURE; STROKE; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HOMEOSTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNDROME; VASCULARIZATION;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EPILEPSY, PARTIAL, SENSORY; HEADACHE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036661324     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440203600407     Document Type: Article

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