A Case of Neurotoxicity Following 5-Fluorouracil-based Chemotherapy

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent. However, its neurotoxicity is rare and not well recognized. We report a case of 5-FU neurotoxicity with organic brain syndrome and progression to multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a 44-year-old male patient having malignant gastrointes...

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Autores principales: Ki, Seung Seog, Jeong, Jin Mo, Kim, Seong Ho, Jeong, Sook Hyang, Lee, Jin Hyuk, Han, Chul Ju, Kim, You Cheol, Lee, Jhin Oh, Hong, Young Joon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2002
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4531646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12014219
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2002.17.1.73

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4531646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12014219
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2002.17.1.73

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