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Acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy after fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy: A case series and review of the literature

Acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy induced by fluoropyrimidines (FPs) is a rare complication. Its pathophysiology remains unclear, especially given the currently used regimens, including intermediate-doses of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) or oral FP agents. We aimed to characterize the clinical manifestati...

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Autores principales: Mitani, Seiichiro, Kadowaki, Shigenori, Komori, Azusa, Sugiyama, Keiji, Narita, Yukiya, Taniguchi, Hiroya, Ura, Takashi, Ando, Masashi, Sato, Yozo, Yamaura, Hidekazu, Inaba, Yoshitaka, Ishihara, Makoto, Tanaka, Tsutomu, Tajika, Masahiro, Muro, Kei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5459701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28562536
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000006874