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Table 1 Demographics of the 23 patients who experienced CNS complications

From: Neuroimaging findings of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in paediatric recipients

sex

age

diagnosis

type of donor

Chemot-

herapy

Radio-

therapy

GVHD prophylaxis

Signs and symptoms

CNS complications

Neuroimaging findings of PFES

Male

10

ALL

MUD

yes

no

MTX + CsA

seizure

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Male

12

ALL

MUD

yes

no

MTX + CsA

headache

SDH

Unilateral left convexity

Female

5

MDS

Haplo.

no

no

MMF + TAC + CYC

impaired consciousness, headache

leukoencephalopathy

Symmetrical periventricular T2W/FLAIR hyperintensity

Female

0,75

SCID

Haplo.

no

no

MMF + TAC + CYC

Nausea-

vomiting

SDH

Unilateral right frontoparietal

Female

9

AA

MRD

no

no

MTX + CsA

Headache, impaired consciousness,

Fungal infection

Multiple, small randomly distributed brain abscesses

Male

11

AML

Haplo.

yes

no

MMF + TAC + CYC

Seizure, Visual symptoms, headache

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Female

7

HLH

Haplo.

no

no

MMF + TAC + CYC

Headache

PRES

Isolated Cerebellum involvement

Female

13

FAA

MUD

no

no

MTX + CsA

Seizure, Nausea- vomiting

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Male

15

Lymphoma

MUD

no

TBI

MTX + CsA

Seizure, impaired consciousness

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Female

8

ALL

Haplo.

yes

TBI

MTX + CsA + CYC

Nausea- vomiting

leukoencephalopathy

Symmetrical periventricular T2W/FLAIR hyperintensity

Female

4

SA

MUD

no

no

MTX + CsA

Headache, seizure

leukoencephalopathy

Symmetrical periventricular T2W/FLAIR hyperintensity

Male

7

ALL

MUD

yes

TBI

MTX + CsA

Headache, impaired consciousness

leukoencephalopathy

Symmetrical periventricular T2W/FLAIR hyperintensity

Female

4

TM

MSD

no

no

MTX + CsA

Headache,

Seizure, visual symptoms

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Female

8

TM

MSD

no

no

MTX + CsA

seizure

PRES

Isolated basal ganglia involvement

Female

3

TM

MUD

no

no

MTX + CsA

Visual symptoms, headache

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Male

0,66

Osteopetrosis

MRD

no

no

MTX + CsA

Nausea- vomiting

SDH

Unilateral left frontoparietal

Male

0,91

WA

Haplo.

no

no

MMF + TAC + CYC

Seizure

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Female

17

TM

MRD

no

no

MTX + CsA

Headache,

Nausea-

vomiting

PRES

İsolated frontal involvement

Female

5

TM

MUD

no

no

MTX + CsA

Headache, seizure, impaired consciousness

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Male

14

ALL

MUD

yes

TBI

MTX + CsA

seizure

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Male

13

TM

MSD

no

no

MTX + CsA

Visual symptoms, Nausea- vomiting, seizure

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Female

18

TM

MUD

no

no

MTX + CsA

impaired consciousness, visual symptoms

PRES

Parieto-occipital involvement

Male

8

ALL

MSD

yes

TBI

MTX + CsA

impaired consciousness, headache

leukoencephalopathy

Symmetrical periventricular T2W/FLAIR hyperintensity

  1. CsA: CYC: MMF: MTX: TAC: