Ifosfamide encephalopathy and use of methylene blue. A case report of different sequential neurotoxicity

Tumori

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 545-546

  Giovanis, Petros ^a   Garna, Antonella ^a   Marcante, Marilisa ^a   Nardi, Katiuscia ^a   Giusto, Mauro ^a  

^a Belluno City Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ifosfamide; Methylene blue; Neurotoxicity; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; DIAZEPAM; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; IFOSFAMIDE; MESNA; METHYLENE BLUE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ALERTNESS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG USE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IFOSFAMIDE INDUCED ENCEPHALOTHY; LETHARGY; LUNG METASTASIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MYOCLONUS; NEUROTOXICITY; RETROPERITONEAL SARCOMA; STUPOR;

EID: 70350067450     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160909500426     Document Type: Article

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