Prospective evaluation of clinical and laboratory effects of intrathecal chemotherapy on children with acute leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 307-310

  Keidan, Ilan ^a,b   Bielorei, Bela ^a   Berkenstadt, Haim ^a   Aizenkraft, Arik ^a   Harel, Ran ^a   Huna Baron, Ruth ^a   Kaplinsky, Chaim ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Complications; Increased intracranial pressure; Intrathecal chemotherapy; Lumbar puncture; Neurotoxicity; Post dural puncture headache

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; GRANISETRON; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NAUSEA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE;

EID: 21244474412     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000168729.32463.7b     Document Type: Article

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