Status epilepticus as a main manifestation of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 785-790

  Cordelli, Duccio Maria ^a,b   Masetti, Riccardo ^a   Bernardi, Bruno ^c   Barcia, Giulia ^a   Gentile, Valentina ^a   Biagi, Carlotta ^a   Prete, Arcangelo ^a   Pession, Andrea ^a   Franzoni, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neurotoxicity of therapy; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAZE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 84857849601     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23344     Document Type: Article

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