Systematic review of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1417-1421

  Sattar, Ahsan ^a   Manousakis, Georgios ^a,b   Jensen, Matthew B ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

headache; reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome; stroke; systematic review; vasospasm

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MILRINONE; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; PAPAVERINE; VERAPAMIL;

BLURRED VISION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PHOTOPHOBIA; PROGNOSIS; REVERSIBLE CEREBRAL VASOCONSTRICTION SYNDROME; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASOCONSTRICTION; VOMITING;

ARTERITIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL ARTERIAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS, PRIMARY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 77958106108     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.10.124     Document Type: Review

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