Speech disorder related to tacrolimus-induced pontine myelinolysis after orthotopic liver transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 605-607

  Ravaioli, Matteo ^a   Guarino, Maria ^a   Stracciari, Andrea ^a   Grazi, Gian Luca ^a   Trossello, Marco Pastore ^a   Ercolani, Giorgio ^a   Cavallari, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; DACLIZUMAB; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141483276     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2003.tb00358.x     Document Type: Letter

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