Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome induced by red blood cell transfusion

QJM. 2019 Aug 1;112(8):617-618. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcz126.

Authors

H Mitaka¹, L Seijo¹, K Motohashi², M Nakai², A Burger¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine, First Avenue and 16th Street, Baird Hall 20th Floor, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of General Internal Medicine, Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, 2-11-1, Hikarigaoka, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 31127941
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcz126

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / therapy
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Erythrocyte Transfusion / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / etiology*
Transfusion Reaction / complications*