Subacute methotrexate-related leukoencephalopathy with stroke-like presentation

Int J Hematol. 2012 Dec;96(6):683-4. doi: 10.1007/s12185-012-1194-7. Epub 2012 Nov 1.

Authors

Kayoko Iwatani¹, Nobuharu Fujii, Shoko Deguchi, Mitsune Tanimoto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.

PMID: 23114968
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-012-1194-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
Cytarabine / administration & dosage
Deglutition Disorders / chemically induced
Diagnosis, Differential
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
Doxorubicin / analogs & derivatives
Dysarthria / chemically induced
Hemiplegia / chemically induced
Humans
Hydrocortisone / administration & dosage
Injections
Leukoencephalopathies / chemically induced*
Leukoencephalopathies / diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Male
Mercaptopurine / administration & dosage
Methotrexate / administration & dosage
Methotrexate / adverse effects*
Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy
Young Adult

Substances

Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Cytarabine
Doxorubicin
pirarubicin
Mercaptopurine
Hydrocortisone
Methotrexate