Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a child with pheochromocytoma

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 321-324

  Moorthy, Srikath ^a   Subramaniam, T S ^a   Prabhu, N K ^a   Sreekumar, K P ^a   Nair, R G ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Pheochromocytoma; Reversible posterior encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

LABETALOL; NIFEDIPINE; PHENTOLAMINE;

ABDOMEN; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DROWSINESS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; EXCISION; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PHOTOPHOBIA; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SCINTIGRAPHY; SLURRED SPEECH; TACHYCARDIA; URINALYSIS; VASCULITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036706129     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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