amnesia/breast neoplasms

We here present a case of 44-year-old woman, a carrier of human T-lymphotrophic virus type-1 (HTLV-1), who suffered from limbic encephalitis and breast cancer. In December 1997, the patient's behavior became abnormal. Three weeks later, she became markedly forgetful. At that time neurological

The mechanism of chronic pain is very complicated. Memory, pain, and opioid dependence appear to share common mechanism, including synaptic plasticity, and anatomical structures. A 48-yr-old woman with severe pain caused by bone metastasis of breast cancer received epidural block. After local

Fifty-three breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy entered a double-blind randomized trial of lorazepam 2.5 mg orally prior to chemotherapy and repeated after 12 hours (Arm A) versus placebo (Arm B) with methylprednisolone (MPN) 375 mg in 3 equal doses: 125 mg i.v. prior to