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Ifosfamide Encephalopathy and Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus
- Source :
- Scopus-Elsevier
- Publication Year :
- 2002
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2002.
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Abstract
- Background:Ifosfamide (IFX), an alkylating agent and isomer of cyclophosphamide, is used as a single agent or a component of multi-agent chemotherapy in the treatment of ovarian, testicular, head and neck cancers, sarcomas and lymphomas. Encephalopathy is manifested by cerebellar ataxia, confusional state, complex visual hallucinations, extrapyramidal signs, seizures, and mutism.Case reports:We report two patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma presenting with mutism and confusional state after IFX infusion. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) as the cause of confusion was diagnosed on the basis of EEG pattern and the apparent improvement following intravenous administration of diazepam.Conclusions:Electroencephalogram abnormalities during IFX treatment have been described but recordings are only available in six cases. In three of them, paroxysmal alterations warranted the diagnosis of NCSE; however, most cases of IFX encephalopathy might have associated NCSE.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Encephalopathy
Status epilepticus
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
030226 pharmacology & pharmacy
Central nervous system disease
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Humans
Ifosfamide
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Gynecology
Chemotherapy
Diazepam
business.industry
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Ifosfamida
Electroencephalography
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Neurology
Anticonvulsants
Epilepsy, Generalized
Female
Neurotoxicity Syndromes
Neurology (clinical)
medicine.symptom
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20570155 and 03171671
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f2cbc089a7f8b090fe0d34634bc4dd73