Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome on computed tomography perfusion in a patient on "Triple H" therapy

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-50

  Sanelli, Pina C ^a   Jacobs, Melissa A ^a   Ougorets, Igor ^a   Mifsud, Matthew J ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

"Triple H" therapy; CT perfusion; Hypertension; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES); Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERVOLEMIA; NEUROTOXICITY; PERFUSION PRESSURE; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASOSPASM;

FEMALE; HEMODILUTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MIDDLE AGED; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

EID: 24644490100     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/Neurocrit.Care2005;3:46-50     Document Type: Article

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