Parkisonism induced by high‐dose cytosine arabinoside

Parkisonism induced by high‐dose cytosine arabinoside

We report a severe parkinsonian condition following high dose, parenteral cytosine arabinoside (Cytosar) that persisted for 8 weeks. The durg was used in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia that was refractory to all other treatment. The syndrome was partially responsive to antiparkinsonian du...

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Veröffentlicht in:Movement disorders 1987, Vol.2 (3), p.219-222
Hauptverfasser: Luque, F. Antonio, Selhorst, John B., Petruska, Paul
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Sprache:eng
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Cytosine arabinoside
Myelogenous leukemia
Parkinsonism
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Zusammenfassung:We report a severe parkinsonian condition following high dose, parenteral cytosine arabinoside (Cytosar) that persisted for 8 weeks. The durg was used in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia that was refractory to all other treatment. The syndrome was partially responsive to antiparkinsonian durgs and fortunately remitted completely within 12 weeks.
ISSN:0885-3185
1531-8257
DOI:10.1002/mds.870020309