Acute encephalopathy attributed to 5-FU

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2 I, 1996, Pages 311-313

  Langer, Corey J ^a   Hageboutros, Alex ^a   Kloth, Dwight D ^a   Roby, David ^a   Shaer, Andrew H ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROURACIL; THIAMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DISORIENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETHARGY; MALE;

AGED; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0029932074     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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