Atypical posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in puerperium

European Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 195-197

  Morelli, N ^a,b   Gori, S ^b   Michelassi, M C ^c   Falorni, M ^b   Cafforio, G ^b   Bianchi, M C ^c   Cosottini, M ^b,c   Orlandi, G ^b   Murri, L ^b   Tartaglione, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SEIZURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; LABETALOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39749129836     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000114044     Document Type: Letter

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