Agitated delirium with posterior cerebral artery infarction

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-266

  Vatsavayi, V ^a   Malhotra, S ^a   Franco, K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Posterior cerebral artery infarction

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037380792     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00750-3     Document Type: Article

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