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Vincristine-induced acute neurotoxicity versus Guillain-Barré syndrome: a diagnostic dilemma.

P González Pérez1, A Serrano-Pozo, E Franco-Macías, E Montes-Latorre, F Gómez-Aranda, T Campos.   

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who, after the initiation of treatment with vincristine (VCR), developed a fulminant motor polyradiculoneuropathy resembling an axonal variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). This report shows that differentiating between axonal GBS and VCR-induced acute neurotoxicity may be a challenge for clinicians.

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Year:  2007        PMID: 17594344     DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01842.x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Eur J Neurol        ISSN: 1351-5101            Impact factor:   6.089


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