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Split-brain syndrome after hepatic transplantation: a tacrolimus-related vasculitis?

Authors :
Sara Montagnese
Giuseppe Realdi
Sami Schiff
A. Biancardi
Piero Amodio
C. Poci
P. Iannizzi
Daniela Mapelli
Renzo Manara
Chiara Briani
Source :
Metabolic Brain Disease. 25:155-159
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2010.

Abstract

An unusual case of inter-haemispheric disconnection syndrome occurring in a patient who had undergone hepatic transplantation is presented. The underlying disorder, at first wrongly interpreted as encephalitis, was found to be severe, diffuse cerebral vasculitis. The hypothesis that treatment with tacrolimus might have caused, or at least favoured the vascular damage is discussed.

Details

ISSN :
15737365 and 08857490
Volume :
25
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Metabolic Brain Disease
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....fa916870c3b2cdf279fcc46f78d04281
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11011-010-9192-z