Hypertensive encephalopathy: BP lowering complicated by posterior circulation ischemic stroke

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1131-1132

  Mak, Windsor ^a   Chan, K H ^a   Cheung, R T F ^a   Ho, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FILIPINO; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 4644224337     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000138567.78461.C4     Document Type: Article

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