Reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome as the presentation of late postpartum eclampsia: A case report

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 158-162

  Chiou, Yih Hwa ^a   Chen, Ping Hong ^a  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Late postpartum eclampsia; Reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome (RPES); Vasogenic edema

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; LABETALOL; LORAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; RAMIPRIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PUERPERIUM; REVERSIBLE POSTERIOR ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; SYNDROME;

EID: 35048860422     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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