Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated with FOLFOX Chemotherapy

Luiz Carlos Porcello Marrone; Bianca Fontana Marrone; Tharick Ali Pascoal; Lucas Porcello Schilling; Ricardo Bernardi Soder; Sheila Schuch Ferreira; Giovani Gadonski; Jaderson Costa da Costa

doi:10.1155/2013/306983

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine (Jan 2013)

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated with FOLFOX Chemotherapy

Luiz Carlos Porcello Marrone,
Bianca Fontana Marrone,
Tharick Ali Pascoal,
Lucas Porcello Schilling,
Ricardo Bernardi Soder,
Sheila Schuch Ferreira,
Giovani Gadonski,
Jaderson Costa da Costa

Affiliations

Luiz Carlos Porcello Marrone: Hospital São Lucas/Instituto do Cérebro (Inscer), Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Avenida Ipiranga 6690, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Bianca Fontana Marrone: Hospital São Lucas/Instituto do Cérebro (Inscer), Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Avenida Ipiranga 6690, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Tharick Ali Pascoal: Hospital São Lucas/Instituto do Cérebro (Inscer), Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Avenida Ipiranga 6690, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Lucas Porcello Schilling: Hospital São Lucas/Instituto do Cérebro (Inscer), Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Avenida Ipiranga 6690, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Ricardo Bernardi Soder: Hospital São Lucas/Instituto do Cérebro (Inscer), Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Avenida Ipiranga 6690, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Sheila Schuch Ferreira: Hospital São Lucas/Instituto do Cérebro (Inscer), Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Avenida Ipiranga 6690, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Giovani Gadonski: Hospital São Lucas/Instituto do Cérebro (Inscer), Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Avenida Ipiranga 6690, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Jaderson Costa da Costa: Hospital São Lucas/Instituto do Cérebro (Inscer), Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Avenida Ipiranga 6690, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/306983
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

Abstract

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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinicoradiologic entity characterized by headaches, altered mental status, seizures, visual loss, and characteristic imaging pattern in brain MRI. The cause of PRES is not yet understood. We report a case of a 27-year-old woman that developed PRES after the use of FOLFOX 5 (oxaliplatin/5-Fluoracil/Leucovorin) chemotherapy for a colorectal cancer.

Published in Case Reports in Oncological Medicine

ISSN: 2090-6706 (Print); 2090-6714 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
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