Drug-resistant epilepsy development following stem cell transplant and cyclosporine neurotoxicity induced seizures: Case report in an adult and analysis of reported cases in the literature

Introduction: Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) occurs in 20–30% of all patients who develop epilepsy and can occur from diverse causes. Cyclosporine-A (CSA) is an immunosuppressive drug utilized to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in transplant patients and is known to cause neurotoxicity, incl...

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Main Authors: Adam S. Vesole, Yasunori Nagahama, Mark A. Granner, Matthew A. Howard, Hiroto Kawasaki, Brian J. Dlouhy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323218300033