title: Seizures and cortical dysfunction following high-dose cisplatin administration in children.
abstract: Four of eight children with advanced neuroblastoma treated with a rapid delivery high dose intensity cisplatin based regimen developed acute neurological toxicity. Three had seizures and one developed transient blindness. In the absence of other causes it seems probable that high dose cisplatin (200 mg/m2) as a continuous infusion over five days followed 10 days later by 80 mg/m2 infused over 48 hours was responsible. Other risk factors included an associated deterioration in renal function and neutropenia related fever.
authors.affiliation: Children's Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Highley
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Meller
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Pinkerton
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin