Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome in a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 469-472

  Aridon, Paolo ^a   Ragonese, Paolo ^a   Mazzola, Maria Antonietta ^a   Quintini, Gerlando ^b   Lo Re, Marianna ^a   Talamanca, Simona ^a   Terruso, Valeria ^a   D'Amelio, Marco ^a   Savettieri, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADAMTS 13; Plasma exchange; Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RITUXIMAB; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960150715     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0465-4     Document Type: Article

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