Reversible hypertensive cerebellar encephalopathy and hydrocephalus [2]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1008-1009

  O'Riordan, Sean ^a,b   McGuigan, C ^a   Stevens, J ^a   Chapman, N ^a   Ball, J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE;

EID: 34548160909     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.107672     Document Type: Letter

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