title: Toxic encephalopathy induced by capecitabine.
abstract: Toxic encephalopathy is a rarely described side effect of 5-fluorouracil which usually presents with cerebellar, neuropsychiatric, and focal neurological symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging findings are described as patchy white matter alterations. We report the 1st case of capecitabine-induced toxic encephalopathy with epilepsy-like symptoms and diffuse white matter alterations on magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Kantonsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. bernwardniemann@yahoo.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Niemann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rochlitz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pless
mesh_terms: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D000069287:Capecitabine; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000069287:Capecitabine; D005472:Fluorouracil