title: Antithymocyte globulin induced recurrent seizures in a case of severe aplastic anemia.
abstract: Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) has been the standard immuno suppressive therapy for aplastic anemia. ATG significantly improves survival and response rates vary between 40 and 70 %. Mild side effects are common but recurrent seizures have rarely been reported with ATG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Sanjeev Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Pawan Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Tulika
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Pravas
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Manoranjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
keywords: Antithymocyte globulin; Aplastic anemia; Seizures