Postpartum eclampsia complicated by reversible cerebral herniation

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 2 II, 2006, Pages 442-445

  Belogolovkin, Victoria ^a   Levine, Steven R ^b   Fields, Madeline C ^b   Stone, Joanne L ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; POSTPARTUM ECLAMPSIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ENCEPHALOCELE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDER;

ADULT; ECLAMPSIA; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 33645456862     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000173981.55388.4b     Document Type: Article

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