Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in 46 of 47 patients with eclampsia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 208, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 468.e1-468.e6

  Brewer, Justin ^a   Owens, Michelle Y ^a   Wallace, Kedra ^a   Reeves, Amanda A ^a   Morris, Rachael ^a   Khan, Majid ^b   Lamarca, Babbette ^a   Martin Jr , James N ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebral imaging; eclampsia; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; NAUSEA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL CORTEX; PATHOGENESIS; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 84878379565     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.02.015     Document Type: Article

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