Transient cortical blindness during chemotherapy (PVB) for ovarian germ cell tumor

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1265-1268

  Manchana, Tarinee ^a   Sirisabya, Nakarin ^a   Lertkhachonsuk, Ruangsak ^a   Tresukosol, Damrong ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Cortical blindness; Germ cell tumor; Posterior leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; VINBLASTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BLEOMYCIN; BLINDNESS, CORTICAL; BRAIN DISEASES; CISPLATIN; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; VINBLASTINE;

EID: 33748495345     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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