Central pontine myelinolysis associated with cyclosporine in liver transplantation;Mielinolisis central pontina asociada a ciclosporina en el trasplante hepatico

Neurologia

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 437-440

  Rodriguez J ^a   Benito Leon J ^b,d   Molina, J A ^c   Ramos, A ^c   Bermejo, F ^c  

^a HOSPITAL NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL PRADO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central pontine myelinolysis; Cyclosporine; Dysarthria; Liver transplantation; Neurologic complications

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; TACROLIMUS; CYCLOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; DYSARTHRIA; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CYCLOSPORINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE;

EID: 0344889186     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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