Cerebral sinus thrombosis with intracerebral hemorrhage in pregnancy: A case report

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-193

  Lin, Hung Shih ^a   Lin, Jui Feng ^a   Chang, Cheng Kuei ^a,b   Tsai, Cheng Chia ^a   Chen, Shiu Jau ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebral sinus thrombosis; Craniectomy; Increased intracranial pressure; Pregnancy; Transverse sinus

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPLASTY; CRANIOTOMY; DROWSINESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION;

ADULT; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 53849134887     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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