Wernicke's encephalopathy in a child with autism during chemotherapy for T-cell acute leukemia

Pediatr Int. 2018 Aug;60(8):757-758. doi: 10.1111/ped.13615.

Authors

Kazumasa Zensho¹, Hisashi Ishida², Hiroki Nagai¹, Hirokazu Tsukahara¹, Akira Shimada²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
² Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.

PMID: 30160032
DOI: 10.1111/ped.13615

No abstract available

Keywords: T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Wernicke's encephalopathy; autism spectrum disorder; chemotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
Autism Spectrum Disorder / complications*
Autistic Disorder / complications*
Child
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy*
Remission Induction / methods
Thiamine / blood*
Thiamine / therapeutic use
Wernicke Encephalopathy / diagnosis*
Wernicke Encephalopathy / etiology

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents
Thiamine