Abstract
We report a patient presenting with transient neurotoxicity who developed edema in the cerebral and cerebellar cortex following bone marrow transplant and administration of FK506, a widely used immunosuppresive agent.
MeSH terms
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
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Brain Edema / chemically induced*
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Brain Edema / diagnosis
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Cerebellar Diseases / chemically induced*
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Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis
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Cerebral Cortex / drug effects*
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Cerebral Cortex / pathology
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Child
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Graft vs Host Disease / prevention & control
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy
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Seizures / chemically induced
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Tacrolimus / adverse effects*
Substances
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Immunosuppressive Agents
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Tacrolimus