Title: Acute Thoracolumbar Myelitis Secondary To Intrathecal Chemotherapy.
Authors: Cheong, Xiong Khee; Ng, Chen Fei; Tan, Hui Jan; Remli, Rabani
Abstract: Lymphoma is known to cause a wide spectrum of neurological disorders, including local lymphomatous infiltration and paraneoplastic syndrome. Intrathecal chemotherapy with MTX and Ara-C are routinely use for CNS prophylaxis alongside systemic chemotherapy in the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma. Chemotherapy-induced neurological syndromes encompass encephalopathy, seizures, arachnoiditis, cranial neuropathies, caudal equina syndrome, and peripheral neuropathy.
Subjects: MYELITIS; CANCER chemotherapy; NEUROLOGICAL disorders; DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTED tomography; CEREBROSPINAL fluid examination
Publication: Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 4, p815
ISSN: 0976-3147
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735246

Acute Thoracolumbar Myelitis Secondary To Intrathecal Chemotherapy.

Cheong, Xiong Khee; Ng, Chen Fei; Tan, Hui Jan; Remli, Rabani