Hypertension induced reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome: A report of two cases

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 728-730

  Özcakar, Z Birsin ^a,c   Ekim, Mesiha ^a   Fitoz, Suat ^a   Teber, Serap ^a   Hizel, Selda ^b   Acar, Banu ^a   Yüksel, Selcuk ^a   Yalcinkaya, Fatos ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis; Children; Henoch Sch nlein purpura; Hypertension; Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 11244294791     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1532-8     Document Type: Article

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