Severe Permanent Encephalopathy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia release_ppdu66xefvc2ndvq7ewcbmsvhu

by L. Maria Bernard

Published in Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences by Cambridge University Press (CUP).

1993   Volume 20, Issue 03, p199-205

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<jats:title>ABSTRACT:</jats:title>As survival rates for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia have increased, concerns over improved quality-of-life have also increased. Although 3-10% of children may experience acute transient neurotoxicity during induction chemotherapy, they are felt to be at low risk for late sequelae. We report three previously healthy boys with newly-diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia who presented with obtundation and severe seizures during late induction with a standard four drug chemotherapy regimen. While all three are disease-free survivors, they unexpectedly have persistent and medically intractable partial complex seizures, broad-based neuropsychological impairment and striking neuroimaging abnormalities. These findings suggest that children with leukemia who develop an acute encephalopathy during induction chemotherapy are at risk for long-term neurological and neuropsychological sequelae, despite the cessation of further potentially neurotoxic therapy.
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