title: [Neurotoxicity of mitotane therapy of adrenocortical carcinoma (5 cases) and Cushing's syndrome (7 cases)].
abstract: Twelve patients were treated with op'DDD over a 9-year period. All presented with mild neurological symptoms, and half of them had major complications. There was no relation between the occurrence of these symptoms and the dose or duration of op'DDD therapy. The mechanisms of this neurological toxicity, both central and peripheral, are not well known, but they appear to be similar to those of certain op'DDD-related chemicals used in industry.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008939:Mitotane / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D008939:Mitotane
vernacular_title: Neurotoxicité du traitement par le mitotane des cortico-surrénalomes (5 cas) et des syndromes de Cushing (7 cas).