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- Title
Carbamazepine-responsive paroxysmal nausea and vomiting in a patient with meningeal carcinomatosis.
- Authors
Strohscheer, Imke; Borasio, Gian Domenico
- Abstract
In neurology, paroxysmal syndromes are well-known, eg, as manifestations of multiple sclerosis. We report a patient with meningeal carcinomatosis, who presented with therapy-refractory nausea and vomiting. The clinical suspicion of a paroxysmal syndrome prompted a trial of carbamazepine, which resulted in complete cessation of the symptoms. In cancer patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement and therapy-refractory symptoms with sudden onset, carbamazepine treatment should be considered.
- Subjects
CARBAMAZEPINE; NAUSEA; VOMITING; CANCER patients; CANCER treatment; BRAIN diseases; NEUROLOGY
- Publication
Palliative Medicine, 2006, Vol 20, Issue 5, p549
- ISSN
0269-2163
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1191/0269216306pm1161xx