Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome during pregnancy: seizures in a previously healthy parturient

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-148

  Long, Timothy R ^a   Hein, Barry D ^a   Brown, Michael J ^a   Rydberg, Charlotte H ^a   Wass, C Thomas ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (PLES); Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome; Reversible posterior cerebral edema syndrome

Indexed keywords

LABETALOL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIFEDIPINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELIVERY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CESAREAN SECTION; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; FACTOR V; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA; THIOPENTAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33947252326     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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