Call-Fleming syndrome

Call-Fleming syndrome

Call-Fleming syndrome is a part of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) group and is thought to be of idiopathic origin. It is classically described to be having multisegmental, focal vasospasms in the cerebral arteries. It is characterized clinically by the sudden onset of severe he...

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Main Authors: Avni Kalangott Padmanabhan Skandhan, Kollengode Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan, Rajeev Anand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Subjects:
call–fleming syndrome
reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome rcvs
vasospasm
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.120258
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spelling doaj-81a1e9b22c804b84b15f57dfa68773412021-08-02T06:02:39ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-38082013-07-01230319820110.4103/0971-3026.120258Call-Fleming syndromeAvni Kalangott Padmanabhan Skandhan0Kollengode Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan1Rajeev Anand2Department of Radiology, MIMS Kotakkal, Malappuram, Kerala, IndiaRadiologist and HOD, Malabar Institute of Medical Science, Govindapuram, PO Calicut, Kerala, IndiaRadiologist and HOD, Malabar Institute of Medical Science, Govindapuram, PO Calicut, Kerala, IndiaCall-Fleming syndrome is a part of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) group and is thought to be of idiopathic origin. It is classically described to be having multisegmental, focal vasospasms in the cerebral arteries. It is characterized clinically by the sudden onset of severe headache, classically described as thunderclap headache, with or without associated neurological deficits. The importance of it lies in that it is a potentially reversible cause of this clinical presentation, unlike its other counterparts, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) or vasculitis.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.120258call–fleming syndromereversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome rcvsvasospasm
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author Avni Kalangott Padmanabhan Skandhan
Kollengode Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan
Rajeev Anand
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Kollengode Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan
Rajeev Anand
Call-Fleming syndrome
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
call–fleming syndrome
reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome rcvs
vasospasm
author_facet Avni Kalangott Padmanabhan Skandhan
Kollengode Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan
Rajeev Anand
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title Call-Fleming syndrome
title_short Call-Fleming syndrome
title_full Call-Fleming syndrome
title_fullStr Call-Fleming syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Call-Fleming syndrome
title_sort call-fleming syndrome
publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
issn 0971-3026
1998-3808
publishDate 2013-07-01
description Call-Fleming syndrome is a part of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) group and is thought to be of idiopathic origin. It is classically described to be having multisegmental, focal vasospasms in the cerebral arteries. It is characterized clinically by the sudden onset of severe headache, classically described as thunderclap headache, with or without associated neurological deficits. The importance of it lies in that it is a potentially reversible cause of this clinical presentation, unlike its other counterparts, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) or vasculitis.
topic call–fleming syndrome
reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome rcvs
vasospasm
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