Case report: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome [1]

American Family Physician

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Pasupuleti, Devakinanda V ^a   Miranda, Maryann ^a   Vattipally, Venkataramana ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE; VISUAL DISORDER; WHITE MATTER; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RENAL DIALYSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 30344453612     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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