pseudobulbar palsy/白血病

Three of 38 children given high-dose cytosine arabinoside therapy developed a previously undescribed complication. Neurological problems are a frequent occurrence in patients given this therapy, particularly cerebellar ataxia, but the development of bulbar and pseudobulbar palsy has not been

The differential diagnosis in 170 patients between birth and 18 years of age is reviewed. There are a number of obvious physical findings and historical features that allow one to make a diagnosis rather quickly. Pain, vesicles, a red pinna, vertigo, and sensorineural hearing loss suggest herpes

Seven patients with bone or soft tissue sarcomas but without metastatic CNS disease developed a chronic leukoencephalopathy after high-dose (8000-15,000 mg/m2) iv methotrexate (MTX) chemotherapy with leucovorin (LV) rescue. Approximately 12 MTX-LV treatments were administered over a 3-7 month