Vincristine-induced acute neurotoxicity versus Guillain-Barré syndrome: A diagnostic dilemma

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 826-828

  Gonzalez Perez P ^a   Serrano Pozo, A ^a   Franco Macias E ^a   Montes Latorre, E ^a   Gomez Aranda F ^a   Campos, T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Guillain Barr syndrome; Leukaemia; Neurotoxicity; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RADICULOPATHY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMPOTENCE; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PARAPARESIS; PARESTHESIA; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PREDNISONE; REMISSION INDUCTION; URINATION DISORDERS; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 34347347227     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01842.x     Document Type: Article

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