A brainstem variant of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

Neuroradiology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 652-656

  Kitaguchi, H ^a   Tomimoto, H ^a   Miki, Y ^a   Yamamoto, A ^a   Terada, K ^a   Satoi, H ^b   Kanda, M ^b   Fukuyama, H ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Hypertension; Magnetic resonance imaging; Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AGED; BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; HYPOTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 26044475215     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-005-1399-z     Document Type: Article

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