Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case of unusual diffusion-weighted MR images

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-105

  Benziada Boudour, A ^a   Schmitt, E ^a   Kremer, S ^b   Foscolo, S ^a   Riviere A S ^a   Tisserand, M ^a   Boudour, A ^a   Bracard, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic edema; Diffusion weighted imaging; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Vasogenic edema

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; HYPERTENSION RETINOPATHY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; PAPILLEDEMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; REMISSION; TISSUE INJURY; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY FAILURE; PROGNOSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 67349241435     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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