Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in the emergency department: Case series and literature review

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-10

  Thompson, Ryan J ^a,b   Sharp, Brian ^a   Pothof, Jeffery ^a   Hamedani, Azita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University Bay Office Building   (United States)

Author keywords

MRI; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; PRES

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; CLONIDINE; DOXAZOSIN; ENALAPRILAT; ETIRACETAM; LISINOPRIL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATALITY; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME;

AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME;

EID: 84921691195     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2014.12.24126     Document Type: Article

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