Fatal myeloencephalopathy due to accidental intrathecal vincristin administration: A report of two cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 60-64

  Dettmeyer, R ^a   Driever, F ^a   Becker, A ^a   Wiestler, O D ^a   Madea, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fatal myeloencephalopathy; Immunohistochemical findings; Intrathecal vincristine administration

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSIDE; CYTARABINE; CYTOSINE; DEXAMETHASONE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG FATALITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYELIN SHEATH; NEGLIGENCE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; OPISTHOTONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0035888325     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(01)00394-2     Document Type: Article

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