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Licorice consumption-associated thunderclap headache: posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome or subarachnoid hemorrhage?

Authors: Hongliang Zhang, Xiao-Feng Wang, Jiang Wu

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2011

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van Beers and colleagues described a 49-year-old woman admitted to hospital for thunderclap headache, blurred vision and hypertension. Based on clinical manifestations, diagnostic work-up and follow-up, the authors diagnosed the case as posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) [1]. We agree that PRES should be considered in this case, while differential diagnosis such as subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) requires further investigation and exclusion. …

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Title: Licorice consumption-associated thunderclap headache: posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome or subarachnoid hemorrhage?
Authors: Hongliang Zhang
Xiao-Feng Wang
Jiang Wu
Publication date: 01-04-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 2/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10107

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