Management of Methotrexate (MTX) induced acute encephalopathy in Pediatrics with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) by Aminophylline and Dextromethorphan in a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan

• In: Posters
• At: Amsterdam (the Netherlands) (2012)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: HPS-P-162
• By: RAO, Amna (Aga Khan University Hospital, Pharmacy, Karachi, Pakistan)
• Co-author(s): Sheikh, A.L. (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan)
  Raza, S.S. (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan)
  Ahsan, S. (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan)
  Hammad, M. (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan)
  Khan, Z. (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan)
  
• Abstract:

  
  Background:
  Aga Khan University Hospital, a tertiary care teaching hospital of Pakistan is providing Oncology Services. It is challenging not only to treat but also to deal with the complications of chemo therapy. One of such problems is acute encephalopathy associated with High Dose (HD) MTX and Intrathecal (IT) Methotrexate in ALL Pediatric

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