Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 29-34 , 15 December 2002

Intracerebral hemorrhage and postpartum cerebral vasculopathy

  • Romergryko G Geocadin

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Neurosciences Critical Care Division, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Meyer 8-140, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel.: +1-410-955-7481; fax: +1-410-614-7903
    • Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Alexander Y Razumovsky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Robert J Wityk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Anish Bhardwaj

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • John A Ulatowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA

Received 1 March 2002 ,Revised 18 July 2002 ,Accepted 18 July 2002.

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Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 29-34 , 15 December 2002

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