Electroencephalogram abnormality and high-dose busulfan in conditioning regimens for stem cell transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-220

  Kobayashi, R ^a   Watanabe, N ^a   Iguchi, A ^a   Cho, Y ^a   Yoshida, M ^a   Arioka, H ^a   Naito, H ^a   Shikano, T ^a   Ishikawa, Y ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Busulfan; Convulsion; Electroencephalogram; GABA

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVULSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0031961910     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701076     Document Type: Article

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