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Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Volume 25, 2008 - Issue 4
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Case Report

SIMULTANEOUS OCCURRENCE OF POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME IN TWO CASES OF CHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY

Ajay Gupta Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B. R. A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Chaitanya Swaroop Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B. R. A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Ruchi Rastogi Department of Radiology, Dr. B. R. A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Rachna Garg Department of Radiology, Dr. B. R. A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Sameer Bakhshi Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B. R. A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Pages 351-358 | Received 19 Dec 2006, Accepted 11 Jan 2008, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

We describe two cases Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) occurring in childhood B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia within a week of each other during induction chemotherapy in our ward. We review the literature related to the possible etiology of PRES in these cases.

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