Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome revealing Takayasu's arteritis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 218-220

  Karande, Sunil ^a,b   Jagtap, Sujit ^a   Joshi, Anagha ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Aortoarteritis; Child; Renovascular Hypertension; Seizures

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; SEIZURE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; KIDNEY; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63549102116     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0224-1     Document Type: Article

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