Tacrolimus induced leukoencephalopathy presenting with status epilepticus and prolonged coma
- 1 December 2007
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 78 (12), 1410-1411
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2007.121806
Abstract
We report a patient who presented with refractory generalised status epilepticus and prolonged coma associated with extensive leukoencephalopathy caused by tacrolimus neurotoxicity.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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