Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome after cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injection presenting as transient blindness

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 967-970

  Kim, Woojun ^a   Kim, Joong Seok ^b   Lim, Sung Chul ^b   Kim, Yeong In ^b   Moon, Dong Eon ^b  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IOTROLAN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79953193022     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31820bff7e     Document Type: Article

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