Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome caused by blood transfusion: A case report

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 258-262

  Huang, Yung Chuan ^a,b   Tsai, Pei Lin ^a   Yeh, Jiann Horng ^a,c   Chen, Wei Hung ^a,d  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KEELUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebral autoregulation; Hyperperfusion syndrome; Posterior leukoencephalopathy; Transfusion complication

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; SEIZURES;

EID: 58149277032     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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