Transient encephalopathy after intrathekal methotrexate chemotherapy: Diffusion-weighted MRI

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-49

  Küker, Wilhelm ^a,c   Bader, P ^b   Herrlinger, U ^b   Heckl, S ^a   Nagele T ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

DW MRI; MTX; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE MACROGOL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; FLUDARABINE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IDARUBICIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISORIENTATION; DYSPHAGIA; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHONATION; PROPHYLAXIS; SEIZURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 20444491256     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-004-2929-y     Document Type: Article

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