'Out of blue' Lhermitte's sign: three cases due to low cumulative doses of oxaliplatin.
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Lhermitte's sign (LS) or 'Baber's chair sign' consists of a sudden electric shock-like sensation that shoots down the back and into the limbs when the neck is flexed. In patients with cancer, LS has been associated with spinal cord involvement, postirradiation phenomenon, and chemotherapy:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
دوره 19 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008