Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Associated with 5-Flurouracil Infusion in Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Associated with 5-Flurouracil Infusion in Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Hyperammonemic encephalopathy is an uncommon, potentially lethal adverse effect of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Being one of the most common and versatile chemotherapy agents, it is important to understand this important side effect of 5FU. There is paucity of data in this subject. Here, we report a case...

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Main Authors:	Saikat Das, Aftab Ahmad, Pallav Prasun, Vipin Kharade, Manish Gupta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-09-01
Series:	Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Subjects:	emergency neurology oncology pharmacokinetics
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1736154

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