Resolution of clinical and MR abnormalities in sudden onset massive hypertensive brain stem edema [5]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 108-110

  Lecei, Olivera ^a   Lanczik, Oliver ^a   Nölte, Ingo ^a   Pfleger, Stefan ^a   Schwarz, Stefan ^a   Hennerici, M G ^a   Gass, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CLONIDINE; METOPROLOL; RAMIPRIL; TORASEMIDE;

ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; LABORATORY TEST; LETHARGY; LETTER; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN STEM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13144277582     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0607-4     Document Type: Letter

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