Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy due to "triple H" therapy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1059-1061

  Jang, Han Won ^a   Lee, Hui Joong ^b  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

MRI; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Triple H therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERVOLEMIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIPLE H THERAPY; FLUID THERAPY; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

AGED; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEMODILUTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 77953871759     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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