Wernicke's encephalopathy after allogeneic stem cell transplantation [5]

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 829-830

  Baek, J H ^a   Sohn, S K ^a   Kim, D H ^a   Kim, J G ^a   Lee, H W ^a   Park, S P ^a   Lee, K B ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE; THIAMINE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ANOREXIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; TRANSPLANTATION CONDITIONING; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 18144422080     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704893     Document Type: Letter

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