Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome 3 months after blood transfusion

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 915.e1-915.e5

  Braun, Charles N ^a   Hughes, Richard L ^a,b   Bosque, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; cerebral infarction; chronic anemia; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; reversible cerebral vasoconstriction; reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome; stroke; subarachnoid hemorrhage; thunderclap headache

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868378006     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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