| Title: | Cisplatin-induced non-convulsive posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a 41-year-old woman with metastatic malignant melanoma |
|---|
| Authors: | ID Ocvirk, Janja (Author)
ID Boc, Marko (Author)
ID Reberšek, Martina (Author)
ID Roš-Opaškar, Tanja (Author) |
|---|
| Files: |  PDF - Presentation file, download (343,74 KB)
MD5: 0E149723EF9814F4AC9283AF96A03229
|
|---|
| Language: | English |
|---|
| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
|---|
| Organization: |  OI - Institute of Oncology
|
|---|
| Abstract: | Background. Cisplatin, a widely used antineoplastic agent usually induces peripheral neuropathy, but can rarely also complicate with encephalopathy, with or without seizures. Case report. We report a case of a young patient with metastatic malignant melanoma with signs and symptoms of cisplatin-induced non-convulsive posterior reversible encephalopaty syndrome. Within the days shortly after the first cycle of cisplatin based chemotherapy the patient suffered from nausea, vomitus, headache, severe pain at the site of sub-cutaneous metastases and confusion. She later experienced somnolence, cortical blindness and aphasia, but without epileptic seizures. Conclusions. Cisplatin is an effective chemotherapeutic drug but also very toxic one and physicians using it must also be aware of possible encephalopathy. |
|---|
| Publication status: | Published |
|---|
| Publication version: | Version of Record |
|---|
| Publication date: | 01.01.2009 |
|---|
| Publisher: | Association of Radiology and Oncology |
|---|
| Year of publishing: | 2009 |
|---|
| Number of pages: | str. 120-125 |
|---|
| Numbering: | Vol. 43, no. 2 |
|---|
| Source: | Ljubljana |
|---|
| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-18357  |
|---|
| UDC: | 616.5-006.6-085:616.831 |
|---|
| ISSN on article: | 1318-2099 |
|---|
| DOI: | 10.2478/v10019-009-0005-0 |
|---|
| COBISS.SI-ID: | 711547 |
|---|
| Copyright: | by Authors |
|---|
| Publication date in DiRROS: | 08.03.2024 |
|---|
| Views: | 123 |
|---|
| Downloads: | 36 |
|---|
| Metadata: |     |
|---|
|
:
|
Copy citation |
|---|
| | | | Share: |  |
|---|
Hover the mouse pointer over a document title to show the abstract or click
on the title to get all document metadata. |
