Brain lesions several years after eclampsia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 504.e1-504.e5

  Aukes, Annet M ^a   de Groot, Jan C ^a   Aarnoudse, Jan G ^a   Zeeman, Gerda G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

brain; eclampsia; magnetic resonance imaging; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 64249087826     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.12.033     Document Type: Article

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