Postpartum cerebral angiopathy: An important diagnostic consideration in the postpartum period

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 375-377

  Konstantinopoulos, Panagiotis A ^a   Mousa, Soha ^a   Khairallah, Ramzi ^a   Mtanos, George ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system vasculitis; Hemorrhagic stroke; Postpartum cerebral angiopathy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION, POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 4043167117     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.028     Document Type: Article

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