Brain pathology in a syndrome of hypertension, convulsion, and cerebral haemorrhage in thalassaemic patients after multiple blood-transfusions: A summary in reported Thai autopsy cases

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 601-

  Wiwanitkit, Viroj ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONVULSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; LETTER; MICRODISSECTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 32944468144     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000203844.49561.fd     Document Type: Letter

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