| Literature DB >> 15319708 |
Paulo Eurípedes Marchiori1, Sergio Mies, Milberto Scaff.
Abstract
Ocular opsoclonus is a rare neurologic condition that occurs in patients with brain stem encephalitis, neoplasm of the mesencephalon, paraneoplastic syndrome or intoxication. Neurotoxicity is a well-known complication of cyclosporine-A (CSA) therapy. We report a case of a 17-year-old patient, a Caucasian female, who underwent an orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for immunologic cirrhosis and chronic cellular rejection respectively. The ocular symptoms occurred 8 days after the OLT. She also developed reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy. The serum level of CSA was 412 ng/mL. The ocular symptoms improved 21 days after the reduction of the CSA level.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15319708 DOI: 10.1097/01.wnf.0000134409.97397.5e
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Neuropharmacol ISSN: 0362-5664 Impact factor: 1.592