Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome in a child with cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy treated with cyclosporine after bone marrow transplantation

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 527-536

  Chan, Alicia K J ^a,b   Bhargava, R ^a   Desai, S ^a   Joffe, A ^a  

^a STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LIVER ENZYME; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MEVINOLIN; PHENYTOIN; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; GRAY MATTER; HEADACHE; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LETHARGY; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; SEIZURE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WHITE MATTER; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0142213245     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025943829843     Document Type: Article

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