Vincristine induced neurotoxicity: Study of 75 cases

Iranian Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 39-44

  Arzanian, M T ^a   Mehdizadeh, M ^a   Zamani, G R ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Neuropathy; Neurotoxicity; Side effect; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACHILLES REFLEX; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT DROP; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INFANT; JAW PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATELLA TENDON; PETOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 77953434377     PISSN: 17354668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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