Delayed tacrolimus leukoencephalopathy, a rare and reversible cause of dementia
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The immunosuppressant tacrolimus (FK506) is widely used in transplantation medicine. An acute leukoencephalopathy with clinical and radiologic features similar to posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a common side effect of tacrolimus, and usually develops within the first year of commencing treatment, but a delayed and chronic leukoencephalopathy has been reported rarely in the literature. We describe a patient who developed extensive chronic leukoencephalopathy with contrast enhancement, reversible after tacrolimus withdrawal.
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017