Relapsing reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome [22]

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1397-1399

  He, M S ^a   Yen, P S ^a   Chu, S Y ^a   Lee, Y C ^a,b,c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYTOSINE; METHOTREXATE; NIFEDIPINE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33845533625     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702246     Document Type: Letter

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