Leukoencephalopathy after prophylactic radiation for leukaemia in ataxia telangiectasia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1988, Pages 1079-1080

  Eyre, J A ^a   Gardner Medwin, D ^b   Summerfield, G P ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL IRRADIATION;

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE REPORT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; METHOTREXATE; RADIOTHERAPY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023733951     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.63.9.1079     Document Type: Article

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