Rash in four patients with brain tumor-related epilepsy in monotherapy with oxcarbazepine, during radiotherapy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1939-1940

  Maschio, M ^a   Dinapoli, L ^a   Vidiri, A ^a   Muti, Paola ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENIRAMINE; EBASTINE; MALEIC ACID; OXCARBAZEPINE; STEROID; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; GLIOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARBAMAZEPINE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DACARBAZINE; EPILEPSY; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 78549278044     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5637-x     Document Type: Letter

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