Delirium and seizures in a patient with head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma on docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil

Delirium and seizures in a patient with head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma on docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil

A 33 year male, case of locally advanced carcinoma left buccal mucosa treated with docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil as neoadjuvant therapy developed acute onset delirium, seizures and agitation on fifth day of first cycle of chemotherapy. Although CT brain revealed no abnormality, MRI brain s...

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Main Authors: Satvik Khaddar, Vijay M Patil, Vanita Noronha, Amit Joshi, Nandini Menon, Kumar Prabhash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment
Subjects:
5-fluorouracil
delirium
diffusion restriction
leukoencephalopathy
t2/flair hyperintensity
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