A Case of 5-Fluorouracil Induced Encephalopathy
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A case of 5-fluorouracil induced encephalopathy.
Patients with reduced dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) activity are at risk for experiencing serious adverse effects following 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) based chemotherapy. Neurotoxicity is considered an extremely rare side effect of 5-FU. We report here on an unusual case of 5-FU induced encephalopathy. A 38-year-old woman with advanced gastric carcinoma was treated with adjuvant chemotherapy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Research and Treatment
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1598-2998
DOI: 10.4143/crt.2010.42.2.118