title: Acute ischaemic cerebrovascular attack secondary to infusional 5-fluoruracil and cisplatin in a patient with advanced gastric cancer.
abstract: Acute ischaemic cerebrovascular attack may be an underreported complication related to chemotherapy. We report here the case of a patient with acute ischaemic cerebrovascular attack, immediately after administration of a first cycle of chemotherapy based on 5-fluoruracil and cisplatin.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Division, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. igarrid1@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garrido-Laguna
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Amador
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cortés-Funes
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil