Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: Two cases in young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Leukemia Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Reutenauer, S ^a   Albucher, J F ^a   Pariente, J ^a   Dumas, H ^a   Milioto, O ^a   Attal, M ^a   Recher, C ^a   Huguet, F ^a  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; BEVACIZUMAB; CISPLATIN; CLONAZEPAM; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; ETIRACETAM; FLUDARABINE; GEMCITABINE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IFOSFAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; RITUXIMAB; URAPIDIL; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN THROMBOPHLEBITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 63349089382     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2008.09.003     Document Type: Letter

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