Glioproliferative Lesion of the Spinal Cord as a Complication of "Stem-Cell Tourism"
N Engl J Med
.
2016 Jul 14;375(2):196-8.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1600188.
Epub 2016 Jun 22.
Authors
Aaron L Berkowitz
1
,
Michael B Miller
1
,
Saad A Mir
1
,
Daniel Cagney
1
,
Vamsidhar Chavakula
1
,
Indira Guleria
1
,
Ayal Aizer
1
,
Keith L Ligon
1
,
John H Chi
1
Affiliation
1
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
PMID:
27331440
DOI:
10.1056/NEJMc1600188
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
Letter
MeSH terms
Aged
Brain Ischemia / therapy
Humans
Infusions, Spinal
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical Tourism*
Paraplegia / etiology
Spinal Cord / pathology*
Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*