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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Neurol. 2012 Sep;69(9):1132–1140. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2012.595

Table 2.

Adverse Events

Points, No. Grade


Serious Adverse Events 3
 Hospitalization, search for primary tumor 1 4
 Infection, lung 1 4
 Ataxia and weakness 1 4
Infectious Adverse Events 2
 Oral abscess 1 3
 Oral herpes simplex 1 2
Adverse Events (Grade 1 or 2)
Occurring in >3 Patients
Points, No. (%) 95% CI Reported Ranges, %
Tacrolimus, high 13 (50) 30–70
Headache 12 (46) 27–67 37–64
BUN, high 10 (38) 20–59 30
High blood pressure 9 (35) 17–56 38–50
Glucose, high 7 (27) 12–48 22–47
Nausea 7 (27) 12–48 32–46
Total protein, low 7 (27) 12–48 3
Albumin, low 6 (23) 9–44 Reported
Dizziness 6 (23) 9–44 19
Hematocrit, low 5 (19) 7–39 5–47
Vomiting 5 (19) 7–39 14–29
Fatigue 4 (15) 4–35 Reported
Tremors 4 (15) 4–35 48–56

Abbreviation: BUN, blood urea nitrogen.