Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome in Sickle-Cell Anemia

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 298-301

  Frye, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LORAZEPAM; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYTOIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACUTE CHEST SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ABSCESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; AROUSAL; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 62149085919     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.10.024     Document Type: Article

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