title: [Neurologic complications during chemotherapy of children with acute lymphoid leukemia].
abstract: The case histories of two patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia, who developed central nervous system complication during combined chemotherapy are described. The neurological picture could be characterized by symptoms of headache, mental deterioration, hemiparesis and seizures. Following L-asparaginase administration one patient had intracranial thrombosis with focal seizures and hemiparesis associated with clotting abnormalities, including severe hypofibrinogenemia and decreased antithrombin III activity. In the other patient, it was after intrathecal administration of Methotrexate when mental deterioration associated with the symptoms of progressive leukoencephalopathy occurred. It arises the possibility that with increasing complexity of combined chemotherapy the occurrence rate of neurological complications will also increase.
authors.affiliation: Gyermekklinika, Pécsi Orvostudományi Egyetem.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kardos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grexa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kajtár
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects; D001215:Asparaginase / Q000009:adverse effects; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D001215:Asparaginase; D008727:Methotrexate
vernacular_title: Központi idegrendszeri szövödmények akut lymphoid leukaemiás gyermekek chemotherapiás kezelése során.