Convulsions due to a postpartum cerebral angiopathy associated with the administration of bromocriptine;Crises convulsives révélant une angiopathie cérébrale du post-partum par prise de bromocriptine

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-49

  Burckard, E ^a   Patrigeon, R G ^a   Felten, D ^a   Combourieu, E ^a   Escarment, J ^a  

^a HIA Desgenettes   (France)

Author keywords

Bromocriptine; Cerebral vasospasm; Eclampsia; Puerperium

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION INHIBITION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PUERPERIUM;

ADULT; BROMOCRIPTINE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LACTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SEIZURES;

EID: 0344059167     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(02)00800-6     Document Type: Article

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