5-FU-induced leukoencephalopathy with reversible lesion of splenium of corpus callosum in a patient with colorectal cancer

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), a commonly used antimetabolite and antineoplastic agent, has been approved for treatment of various cancers. Neurotoxicities are considered extremely rare side effects of 5-FU. We present a case of 5-FU-induced encephalopathy with diffusion-restricted reversible lesion of the...

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Publicado no:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Acharya, Gyanendra, Cruz Carreras, Maria T, Rice, Terry Wynne
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Unexpected Outcome (Positive or Negative) Including Adverse Drug Reactions
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5720253/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29167217
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-222030
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