Renal artery stenosis presenting with status epilepticus: A report of one case

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1445-1447

  Chen, Tsung Yi ^a   Huang, Li Tung ^a,b   Liang, Chi Di ^a   Ko, Sheung Fat ^a   Fang, Chih Yuan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Renal artery stenosis; Renin; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0036894282     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/aemj.9.12.1445     Document Type: Article

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