Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome due to sirolimus [3]

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 653-654

  Moskowitz, A ^a   Nolan, C ^a   Lis, E ^a   Castro Malaspina, H ^a   Perales, M A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; FLUDARABINE; LABETALOL; MELPHALAN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONOR; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEADACHE; HEART RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HLA MATCHING; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SIROLIMUS; SYNDROME;

EID: 34248157784     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: 14765365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705659     Document Type: Letter

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