Unusual presentation of Takayasu's arteritis as posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 214-216

  Zaki, Syed Ahmed ^a   Chavan, Vishal ^a   Shanbag, Preeti ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; takayasu arteritis; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MANNITOL; NIFEDIPINE; PREDNISOLONE; PROPRANOLOL; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80054117882     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.85900     Document Type: Article

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