Vocal cord palsy after vincristine treatment in a child and the inefficacy of glutamic acid in the prevention of relapse: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Farruggia, Piero ^a   Tropia, Serena ^a   Cannella, Sonia ^a   Bruno, Giuseppa ^a   Oddo, Gaspare ^a   Dangelo, Paolo ^a  

^a ARNAS Ospedali Civico di Cristina e Benfratelli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutamic acid; Neuropathy; Vincristine; Vocal cord palsy

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; STRIDOR; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 84860808039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-128     Document Type: Article

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