Spinal MRI of vincristine neuropathy mimicking Guillain-Barré syndrome

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 791-793

  Chang, Yun Woo ^a   Yoon, Hye Kyung ^a   Cho, Jae Min ^a   Sung, Ki Woong ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Drug effects; Leukaemia; MRI; Nervous system; Vincristine neuropathy

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; NERVE ROOT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; WALKING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINE; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0242636595     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0849-6     Document Type: Article

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