Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy in a patient with autonomic dysreflexia: A case report

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 760-761

  Chaves, C J ^a   Lee, G ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia; Blindness; Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy; Spastic quadriparesis

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; WHITE MATTER;

AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BLINDNESS, CORTICAL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 58149247984     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.38     Document Type: Article

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