L-Asparginase induced cortical venous thrombosis in a patient with acute leukemia

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-195

  Dubashi, Biswajit ^a   Jain, Ankit ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Cortical venous thrombosis; l Asparginase

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; DAUNORUBICIN; ENOXAPARIN; STEROID; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FUNDUS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAPILLEDEMA; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING;

EID: 84865049053     PISSN: 0976500X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.95531     Document Type: Article

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