A Case of Wernicke's Encephalopathy Following Fluorouracil-based Chemotherapy

The pyrimidine antimetabolite 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is a chemotherapeutic agent used widely for various tumors. Common side effects of 5-FU are related to its effects on the bone marrow and gastrointestinal epithelium. Neurotoxicity caused by 5-FU is uncommon, although acute and delayed forms have b...

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Autores principales: Cho, In Jeong, Chang, Hye Jung, Lee, Kyoung Eun, Won, Hye Sung, Choi, Moon Young, Nam, Eun Mi, Mun, Yeung-Chul, Lee, Soon Nam, Seong, Chu-Myong
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2719188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19654964
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2009.24.4.747

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2719188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19654964
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2009.24.4.747

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