Multimodal imaging of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: A series of 6 cases

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1403-1410

  Marder, C P ^a   Donohue, M M ^b   Weinstein, J R ^b   Fink, Kathleen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAFFEINE; CANNABIS; DEXAMETHASONE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NAPROXEN; NIMODIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; SUMATRIPTAN; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE STUDY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENERGY DRINK; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; REVERSIBLE CEREBRAL VASOCONSTRICTION SYNDROME; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

ADULT; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865297174     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2964     Document Type: Article

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