Tacrolimus-induced polyneuropathy after heart transplantation

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 161-162

  Labate, Angelo ^a   Morelli, Maurizio ^a   Palamara, Grazia ^a   Pirritano, Domenico ^a   Quattrone, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart transplantation; Neuropathy; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIMB WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; TENDON REFLEX; VENTRICULOPLASTY;

DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYNEUROPATHIES; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953153400     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNF.0b013e3181dc4f43     Document Type: Article

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