Intracerebral hematoma as a complication of intrathecal methotrexate administration

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 152-154

  Boran, Perran ^a   Tokuc, Gulnur ^a   Boran, Burak O ^b,c   Oktem, Sedat ^a  

^a Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Anadolu Cinar Hospital   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intracerebral hematoma; Lumbar puncture; Methotrexate; Non Hodgkin lymphoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FOLINIC ACID; IFOSFAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; METHOTREXATE; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 36849004885     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20861     Document Type: Article

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