CT and CT-perfusion findings of reversible leukoencephalopathy during triple-H therapy for symptomatic subarachnoid hemorrhage-related vasospasm

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-175

  Wartenberg, Katja E ^a   Parra, Augusto ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

HHH therapy; Perfusion computed tomography; Reversible leukoencephalopathy; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

AGED; ALBUMINS; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; PHENYLEPHRINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 33645461429     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2006.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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