A pediatric case of reversible segmental cerebral vasoconstriction

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 250-253

  Kirton, Adam ^a,b   Diggle, John ^a   Hu, William ^a   Wirrell, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRICS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSIBLE SEGMENTAL CEREBRAL VASOCONSTRICTION; SWIMMING; VASOCONSTRICTION; VOMITING; XANTHOCHROMIA;

EID: 33744905554     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100005096     Document Type: Article

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