Acute glomerulonephritis presenting with PRES: A report of 4 cases

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 316-321

  Wirrell, Elaine C ^a,c   Hamiwka, L D ^a   Hamiwka, L A ^b   Grisaru, S ^b   Wei, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMLODIPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFALEXIN; CEFTRIAXONE; LABETALOL; LORAZEPAM; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYTOIN;

ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ALLERGIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PERIORBITAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOLYSIN TITER; THOUGHT DISORDER; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 34548392165     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100006740     Document Type: Article

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