An increased pulsatility index in transcranial Doppler sonography is associated with Shiga-toxin-related encephalopathy in hemolytic uremic syndrome

Cerebrovasc Dis. 2012;33(4):403-4. doi: 10.1159/000335826. Epub 2012 Mar 28.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Brain / pathology*
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Encephalitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Encephalitis / physiopathology*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / diagnostic imaging*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nervous System Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology
  • Shiga Toxin*
  • Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
  • Vascular Resistance / physiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Shiga Toxin