Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy after autologous bone marrow transplantation: A treatment option

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ripellino, P ^a,b   Comi, C ^b   Mula, M ^b   Varrasi, C ^b   Conconi, A ^b   Stecco, A ^b   Brustia, D ^b   Nasuelli, N ^b   Savio, K ^b   De Paoli, L ^b   Cantello, R ^b   Gaidano, G ^b   Monaco, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIDOFOVIR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; MELPHALAN; MIRTAZAPINE; PROBENECID; THALIDOMIDE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; JC VIRUS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 79955565069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.11.2010.3549     Document Type: Article

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