Atypical presentation of postpartum cerebral angiopathy shown as a small penetrating arterial territory infarct with severe peri-infarct Edema

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 290-291

  Cho, A Hyun ^a   Lim, Sung Chul ^a   Kim, Beum Saeng ^a   Yang, Dong Won ^a   Shon, Young Min ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

magnetic resonance imaging; penetrating arterial territory infarct; Postpartum cerebral angiopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTPARTUM CEREBRAL ANGIOPATHY; PUERPERIUM; SEIZURE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL ARTERIAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 77954635388     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2008.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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