Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A report of a case with atypical features

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1245-1248

  Pratap, J N ^a   Down, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATRACURIUM; DOBUTAMINE; ETIRACETAM; LABETALOL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PREECLAMPSIA; SEIZURE; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

COMA; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53749093651     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05587.x     Document Type: Article

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