Atypical MRI findings in treatment-related leukoencephalopathy: Case report

Neuroradiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 128-133

  Ohmoto, Y ^a   Kajiwara, K ^a   Kato, S ^a   Nisizaki, T ^a   Ito, H ^a   Tamura, S ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute myeloblastic leukemia; Leukoencephalopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030070220     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00604796     Document Type: Article

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