Reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome followed by MR angiography-documented cerebral vasospasm in preeclampsia-eclampsia: Report of 2 cases

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-380

  Tsukimori, Kiyomi ^a   Ochi, Hirofumi ^a   Yumoto, Yasuo ^a   Iwasaki, Satomi ^a   Hojo, Satoshi ^a   Noguchi, Tomoyuki ^a   Wake, Norio ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NICARDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORPHENAZONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ADULT; BRAIN; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 42349112164     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000120689     Document Type: Article

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