Permanent visual deficits secondary to the HELLP syndrome

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-127

  Murphy, Marjorie A ^a   Ayazifar, Mitra ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG EDEMA; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN INFARCTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FUROSEMIDE; HELLP SYNDROME; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; LABETALOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MANNITOL; NIFEDIPINE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PREGNANCY; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 20344386736     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WNO.0000165102.93612.57     Document Type: Article

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