Prolonged reversible vasospasm in cyclosporin A-induced encephalopathy

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003 Jan;24(1):102-4.

Abstract

The mechanisms responsible for cyclosporin-induced encephalopathy remain controversial. Herein we present a case of cyclosporin-induced encephalopathy with unusually prolonged vasospasm, which might have contributed to the slow recovery of the patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / drug therapy*
  • Brain Edema / chemically induced*
  • Brain Edema / diagnosis
  • Brain Ischemia / chemically induced*
  • Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Cortex / blood supply*
  • Cerebral Cortex / pathology
  • Cyclosporine / adverse effects*
  • Cyclosporine / therapeutic use
  • Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
  • Middle Cerebral Artery / drug effects
  • Middle Cerebral Artery / pathology
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / drug therapy*
  • Neurologic Examination / drug effects
  • Posterior Cerebral Artery / drug effects
  • Posterior Cerebral Artery / pathology
  • Vasospasm, Intracranial / chemically induced*
  • Vasospasm, Intracranial / diagnosis

Substances

  • Cyclosporine