Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome as a consequence of high dose steroid administration after autologous PBSCT

• Published in: Bone marrow transplantation (Basingstoke) Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 779 - 780
• Main Authors: Sukumaran, S, George, B, Nair, H P, Drobyski, W R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.04.2010; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Bone marrow, stem cells transplantation. Graft versus host reaction; Cell Biology; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug therapy; Encephalopathy; Female; Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy; Health aspects; Hematology; Hematopoietic stem cells; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects; Internal Medicine; letter-to-the-editor; Leukoencephalopathies - chemically induced; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Multiple Myeloma - therapy; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Neurology; Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects; Public Health; Risk factors; Stem cell transplantation; Stem Cells; Steroids (Drugs); Steroids - administration & dosage; Steroids - adverse effects; Syndrome; Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy; Transplantation; Transplantation, Autologous; United States; Steroid; Nervous system diseases; Hematology; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Stem cell; Central nervous system disease; Graft; High dose; Cerebral disorder
• ISSN: 0268-3369; 1476-5365
• DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2009.211