Transient loss of consciousness in pediatric recipients of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)-cryopreserved peripheral blood stem cells independent of morphine co-medication

Haematologica

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1473-1475

  Schlegel, Paul G ^a   Wölfl, Matthias ^a   Schick, Judith ^a   Winkler, Beate ^a   Eyrich, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) cryopreserved; Pediatric recipients; Peripheral blood stem cells

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DACTINOMYCIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; MORPHINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; TOPOTECAN; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUTROPENIA; PANCYTOPENIA; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MORPHINE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 70349647310     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: 15928721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2009.009860     Document Type: Letter

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