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Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome resulted in cerebral infarction after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: a case report

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Abbreviations

PRES:

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

RCVS:

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

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  1. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan

    Osamu Imataki, Makiko Uemura, Takamichi Shintani & Kensuke Matsumoto

  2. Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan

    Osamu Imataki

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Imataki, O., Uemura, M., Shintani, T. et al. Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome resulted in cerebral infarction after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: a case report. Ann Hematol 93, 895–896 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-013-1891-1

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