Reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome associated with sunitinib

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 341-342

  Chen, A ^a   Agarwal, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; METOPROLOL; SORAFENIB; SUNITINIB;

ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONVULSION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY METASTASIS; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTEADINESS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDOLES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PYRROLES;

EID: 67650914547     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.01908.x     Document Type: Letter

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