Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy in a case of postpartum eclampsia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 885-886

  Parisaei, Maryam ^a   Derwig, Iris ^a   Yoon, Jeannie ^a   Erskine, Katrina J ^a   Jarman, Paul R ^a,b  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Late onset eclampsia; Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy; Postpartum headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WHITE MATTER;

ECLAMPSIA; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 24344474903     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.02.077     Document Type: Article

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