Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS)

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Identifier yang-reversible-cerebral-vasoconstriction-syndrome-rcvs
Title Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS)
Creator Felix Yang; Sean Gratton
Affiliation (FY, SG) Neurology, University of Missouri--Kansas City
Subject Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System; Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Thunderclap Headache
Description This is a narrated powerpoint that reviews Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction syndrome. It discusses the diagnostic basics and evaluation and management. It compares RCVS to Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES).
Date 2023-12
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Language eng
Format video/mp4
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Image/MovingImage
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL https://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
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