Asymptomatic spinal cord involvement in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Neurology

Volumn 73, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 1507-1508

  Briganti, Chiara ^a   Caulo, M ^a   Notturno, F ^b   Tartaro, A ^a   Uncini, A ^b  

^a Department of Clinical Sciences   (Italy)

^b Department of Human Motor Sciences   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEMCITABINE; LISINOPRIL; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 70449370392     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181bf98c9     Document Type: Article

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