Studying the evolution and the magnetic resonance findings of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy in children

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 3 B, 2006, Pages 718-722

  Ferraz Filho, José Roberto ^a,b,c   Rocha Filho, José Alves ^a,b   Bichuette, Tatiana Fantin ^a,b   De Albuquerque, Regina Celia Ajeje P ^a,b   Sanchez, Rafael Angelo ^a,b   Souza, Antonio Soares ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE BASE   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c FAMERP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Leukoencephalopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVERSIBLE POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME;

EID: 33750271014     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000500003     Document Type: Article

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