Postpartum reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 334, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 222-224

  Chandrashekaran, Satish ^a,c   Parikh, Sameer ^b   Kapoor, Prashant ^a   Subbarayan, Sreevidya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MeritCare Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Call Fleming syndrome; Cerebral angiopathy; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTPARTUM CEREBRAL ANGIOPATHY; PREGNANCY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 34548697726     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318141fc69     Document Type: Article

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