Gemcitabine Monotherapy Associated with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a clinicoradiologic entity that may present with headaches, altered mental status, seizures and visual loss as well as specific neuroimaging findings. We report a case of a 74-year-old woman receiving adjuvant gemcitabine chemotherapy as monotherapy fo...

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Autores principales: Marrone, Luiz Carlos Porcello, Marrone, Bianca Fontana, de la Puerta Raya, Julia, Gadonski, Giovani, da Costa, Jaderson Costa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2011
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Published: February 2011
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21475595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000324581
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Sumario:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a clinicoradiologic entity that may present with headaches, altered mental status, seizures and visual loss as well as specific neuroimaging findings. We report a case of a 74-year-old woman receiving adjuvant gemcitabine chemotherapy as monotherapy for a stage IIa pancreatic adenocarcinoma, who developed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

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