Intermediate Dose 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Encephalopathy
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Case Reports Intermediate Dose 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Encephalopathy
As anacute neurotoxicity, high dose5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-induced encephalopathy iswell-known, but encephalopathy associated with lower dose is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of a male with anal cancer who was treated with 5-FU 1000 mg/m, continuous infusion for 5 days q4 weeks. At the second and the fourth cycles of chemotherapy, sudden confusion, cognitive dysfunction and disorientati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1465-3621,0368-2811
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyi214