A fatal case of postpartum cerebral angiopathy with literature review

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-77

  Williams, Timothy L ^a   Lukovits, Timothy G ^a   Harris, Brent T ^a   Harker Rhodes, C ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; KETOROLAC; MAGNESIUM; MANNITOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTPARTUM CEREBRAL ANGIOPATHY; SEIZURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 33751287629     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0194-3     Document Type: Article

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