ALL relapse with multiple cranial nerve palsies and toxic leukoencephalopathy: treatment failure with treatment toxicity

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Jun 5:2018:bcr2018224987. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224987.

Authors

Birinder Singh Paul¹, Jaslovleen Kaur¹, Gursimran Singh¹, Gagandeep Singh¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

No abstract available

Keywords: cranial nerves; neuroimaging; neurology (drugs and medicines).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cranial Nerve Diseases / etiology*
Female
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
Leukoencephalopathies / chemically induced*
Methotrexate / adverse effects*
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / complications
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy*
Treatment Failure

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Methotrexate