Somnolence syndrome after focal radiation therapy to the pineal region: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-156

  Kelsey, Chris R ^a   Marks, Lawrence B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Early delayed encephalopathy; Pineal region; Radiation therapy; Radiation induced brain injury; Somnolence syndrome

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; RADIATION DOSE; SOMNOLENCE SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; BRAIN TUMOR; NAUSEA; PINEAL BODY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SKULL IRRADIATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MENINGIOMA; NAUSEA; PINEAL GLAND; RADIOTHERAPY; SLEEP DISORDERS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748170642     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-005-9073-1     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Dropcho EJ: Central nervous system injury by therapeutic irradiation. Neurol Clin 9: 969-988, 1991
2. Druckmann A: Schlafsuct als forge der roentegenbestrahlung beitragzur strahlenempfindlichkeit des gehuna Strahlentherapie 33: 382-384, 1929
3. Freeman JE, Johnston PG, Voke JM: Somnolence after prophylactic cranial irradiation in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia Br Med J 4: 523-525, 1973
4. Littman P, Rosenstock J, Gale G, Krisch RE, Meadows A, Sather H, Coccia P, DeCamargo B: The somnolence syndrome in leukemic children following reduced daily dose fractions of cranial radiation Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 10 1851-1853, 1984
5. Mandell LR, Walker RW, Steinherz P, Fuks Z: Reduced incidence of the somnolence syndrome in leukemic children with steroid coverage during prophylactic cranial radiation therapy. Results of a pilot study Cancer 63 1975-1978, 1989
6. Uzal D, Ozyar E, Hayran M, Zorlu F, Atahan L, Yetkin S: Reduced incidence of the somnolence syndrome after prophylactic cranial irradiation in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia Radiother Oncol 48 29-32, 1998
7. Goldberg SL, Tefferi A, Rummans TA, Chen MG, Solberg LA, Noel P: Post-irradiation somnolence syndrome in an adult patient following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation Bone Marrow Transplant 9: 499-501, 1992
8. Miyahara M, Azuma E, Hirayama M, Kobayashi M, Hori H, Komada Y, Masuda H: Somnolence syndrome in a child following 1200-cGy total body irradiation in an unrelated bone marrow transplantation Pediatr Hematol Oncol 17: 489-495, 2000
9. Leibel S, Sheline G: Tolerance of the Brain and Spinal Cord to Conventional Irradiaiton. In: Gutin P, Leibel S, Sheline G (eds) Radiation Injury to the Nervous System Raven Press, New York, pp 239-241
10. Lampert PW, Davis RL: Delayed effects of radiation on the human central nervous system; "early" and "late" delayed reactions Neurology 14 912-917, 1964
11. Monro P, Mair WG: Radiation effects on the human central nervous system 14 weeks after X-radiation Acta Neuropathol (Berl) 11: 267-274, 1968
12. Lampert P, Tom MI, Rider WD: Disseminated demyelination of the brain following Co60 (gamma) radiation Arch Pathol 68: 322-330, 1959
13. Krueger JM, Obal F, Jr., Fang J: Humoral regulation of physiological sleep: Cytokines and GHRH J Sleep Res 8 (Suppl 1) 53-59, 1999
14. Buckner JC, Schomberg PJ, McGinnis WL, Cascino TL, Scheithauer BW, O'Fallon JR, Morton RF, Kuross SA, Mailliard JA, Hatfield AK, Cole JT, Steen PD, Bernath AM: A phase III study of radiation therapy plus carmustine with or without recombinant interferon-alpha in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed high-grade glioma Cancer 92: 420-433, 2001
15. Merchant RE, McVicar DW, Merchant LH, Young HF: Treatment of recurrent malignant glioma by repeated intracerebral injections of human recombinant interleukin-2 alone or in combination with systemic interferon-alpha. Results of a phase I clinical trial J Neurooncol 12 75-83, 1992
16. Denham JW, Hauer-Jensen M: The radiotherapeutic injury-a complex 'wound' Radiother Oncol 63 129-145, 2002