Recurrent posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a hypertensive patient with end-stage renal disease

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 182-185

  Ergün, Tarkan ^a   Lakadamyali, Hatice ^a   Yilmaz, Aynur ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic; Hypertension; Kidney failure; Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; EPILEPSY; FATALITY; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNDROME;

BRAIN DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EPILEPSY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RECURRENCE; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849120477     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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