Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome may not be reversible

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 241-243

  Antunes, Nuno Lobo ^a   Small, Trudy N ^a   George, Diane ^a   Boulad, Farid ^a   Lis, Erik ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EYE MOVEMENT; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; LEUKOMALACIA; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 0032926661     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(98)00148-9     Document Type: Article

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