Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in ALL

Authors

  • J. Gordon Millichap Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-7-7

Keywords:

Encephalopathy, Leukemia, Hypertension, Seizures, Chemotherapy

Abstract

Investigators from Soochow University, Suzhou, China, studied the possible pathogenetic mechanisms and treatment of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) observed in 11 cases of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) after induction chemotherapy.

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Published

2015-07-31

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Section

CNS Neoplasms