Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation with Beta Major Thalassemia: The Association between the PRES Occurrence and Class of Beta Major Thalassemia.
Leila JafariMaryam BehfarSoroor TabatabaieYalda KaramlouHoma KashaniAmir Reza RadmardRashin MohseniParisa NajiFatemeh GhanbariPooya AshkevariHoda FakhrShiva MohammadiAmir Ali HamidiehPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2023)
Based on our results, pediatric β-MT III patients are at a higher risk of developing PRES. Additionally, pediatric β-MT patients with a history of aGVHD, regardless of disease class, are more likely to develop PRES. Considering these results, PRES has a higher chance of being the etiology of symptoms and should be considered more often in these patients.