Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) induced by cyclosporine use in a patient with collapsing focal glomeruloesclerosis

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1095-1098

  Oliveira, Rodrigo Alves ^a,b,c   Fechine, Lílian Magalhães ^a   Neto, Francisco Costa ^a   Nicodemus, José Marcílio ^a,d   Silva Jr , Geraldo B ^a   Silva, Leila S V ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Unit Dr Joaquim Bezerra   (Brazil)

^c CLINIMAGEM ^*  (Brazil)

^d CLINIMAGEM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collapsing focal glomerulosclerosis; Cyclosporine; Headache; Neurologic symptoms; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; CYCLOSPORINE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME;

EID: 56249140411     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-008-9431-y     Document Type: Article

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