Cyclosporine A-induced ocular opsoclonus and reversible leukoencephalopathy after orthotopic liver transplantation: Brief report

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 195-197

  Eurípedes Marchiori, Paulo ^a,b   Mies, Sergio ^a   Scaff, Milberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine A toxicity; Liver transplantation; Ocular opsoclonus; Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPSOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS;

EID: 4344605997     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnf.0000134409.97397.5e     Document Type: Article

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