Neuropathology of a fatal case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 397-403

  Kheir, John N ^a   Lawlor, Michael W ^a   Ahn, Edward S ^b   Lehmann, Leslie ^c   Riviello, James J ^d   Silvera, V Michelle ^a   McManus, Michael ^a   Folkerth, Rebecca D ^e  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Complication; Cyclosporine; Hemorrhage; Hypertension; Leukoencephalopathy; PRES; RPLS; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8A; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; B CELL LEUKEMIA; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN NECROSIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; EXUDATE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MACROPHAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MICROANGIOPATHY; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WHITE MATTER; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; BRAIN DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 79952197856     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/09-04-0634-CR.1     Document Type: Article

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