Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy in a patient with Wegener granulomatosis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 442-444

  Ohta, Toshiyuki ^a   Sakano, Takashi ^a   Shiotsu, Mami ^a   Furue, Takeki ^a   Ohtani, Hideyuki ^a   Kinoshita, Yoshihisa ^a   Mizoue, Tatsuya ^a   Kiya, Katsuzo ^a   Tanaka, Issei ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; Chronic renal failure; Hypertension; Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome; Wegener granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIAZEPAM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYELOBLASTIN; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISOLONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; LEUKOPENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; SEROLOGY; SINUSITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEIZURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 1842738468     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-003-1286-y     Document Type: Article

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