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Comparative Study
. 1991 Dec;23(6):3175-8.

Neurologic complications of FK 506

B H Eidelman  1 , K Abu-Elmagd, J Wilson, J J Fung, M Alessiani, A Jain, S Takaya, S N Todo, A Tzakis, D Van Thiel, et al.
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Comparative Study

Neurologic complications of FK 506

B H Eidelman et al. Transplant Proc. 1991 Dec.
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Fig 1
Fig 1
Average daily bilirubin levels in the two patient groups during the first 60 days posttransplantation, trough plasma FK 506 levels in the same patients, and daily doses of FK 506 are shown. A total of 215 patients with no neurotoxicity and 14 patients with signs of neurotoxicity are shown, which do not represent all of the prospective patients.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Posttransplant course of a 48-year-old cardiac transplant recipient. Elevated blood urea nitrogen and creatinine during the first 2 weeks was related to perioperative hypotension with secondary renal failure. Neurologic dysfunction was characterized by an encephalopathy with concomitant rising plasma FK 506 level.
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