Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome caused by hanging

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 908-909

  Takeuchi, S ^a   Takasato, Y ^a   Homma, M ^a  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HANGING; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITE MATTER; BRAIN; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67849101261     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.172312     Document Type: Article

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