6 结果
Temporary neurologic abnormalities were observed in one out of 23 patients undergoing chemotherapy with high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) for osteogenic sarcoma. This patient developed sequential symptoms including alternative hemiparesis, dysarthria and altered consciousness 5 days after the second
A 50-year-old Japanese man showed slowly progressive gait disturbance and dysarthria. Neurological examination 5 years after onset revealed slow eye movement with nystagmus as well as limb and truncal ataxia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed atrophy of the cerebellum and brainstem. Because genetic
Neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) is a relatively frequent autosomal dominant disorder with different manifestations from mild cosmetic problems to severe disease requiring multidisciplinary treatment. THE AIM of our study was lo analyze types of disorders in paediatric population of NF1 patients
We report a 24-year-old man who presented unilateral multiple cranial nerve involvements followed by progressive paraplegia. The patient expired after developing DIC and pneumonia. Post-mortem examination revealed Ewing's sarcoma originated in the pubic bone with extensive metastases including the
Two patients, aged 24 and 19 years, who had undifferentiated lymphoma, developed the acute onset of focal neurologic deficits 10 days after treatment with moderate-dose methotrexate (2.76 g/m2 by 42-hour intravenous infusion) and 12.5 mg of intrathecal methotrexate. Prior chemotherapy also included
BACKGROUND
The incidence of tumors at the craniovertebral junction in the pediatric population is low. Because of the variable pathology and the rarity of these tumors, ideal therapies are only now being defined.
METHODS
Thirty-eight children with tumors affecting the craniocervical junction were