Wernicke's encephalopathy in a child with Down syndrome, undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Pediatr Int. 2016 Aug;58(8):757-9. doi: 10.1111/ped.12955. Epub 2016 Jun 21.

Authors

Ayşen Türedi Yıldırım¹, Gökmen Bilgili², Bilge Akman², Gülgün Yılmaz Ovalı³, Ali Aykan Özgüven⁴, Hüseyin Gülen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Hematology, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
² Department of Pediatrics, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
³ Department of Radiology, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.

PMID: 27324305
DOI: 10.1111/ped.12955

No abstract available

Keywords: Down syndrome; Wernicke's encephalopathy; acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Child
Down Syndrome / complications*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Methotrexate / therapeutic use*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy
Wernicke Encephalopathy / complications*
Wernicke Encephalopathy / diagnosis

Substances

Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Methotrexate