Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Delayed Oxaliplatin-Induced Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy

Delayed Oxaliplatin-Induced Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy Background: To date, only a few cases have been reported that indicate that a delayed polyneuropathy may occur after chemotherapy with oxaliplatin. The clinical and electrophysiological manifestations of this delayed neurotoxicity have never been well documented. Case Reports: Nerve conduction studies were performed in 4 patients who developed acute peripheral neuropathy several months after completion of oxaliplatin-containing chemotherapy. Sensory nerve conduction was abnormal in all patients. In 2 patients, the electrodiagnostic studies showed a mixed axonal and demyelinating sensorimotor polyneuropathy. Conclusions: Delayed polyneuropathy occurring after oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy can be confirmed by electrophysiological studies. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Oncology Research and Treatment Karger

Loading next page...
 
/lp/karger/delayed-oxaliplatin-induced-sensorimotor-polyneuropathy-fKXRI0Cc92

References (11)

Publisher
Karger
Copyright
© 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel
ISSN
2296-5270
eISSN
2296-5262
DOI
10.1159/000209321
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Background: To date, only a few cases have been reported that indicate that a delayed polyneuropathy may occur after chemotherapy with oxaliplatin. The clinical and electrophysiological manifestations of this delayed neurotoxicity have never been well documented. Case Reports: Nerve conduction studies were performed in 4 patients who developed acute peripheral neuropathy several months after completion of oxaliplatin-containing chemotherapy. Sensory nerve conduction was abnormal in all patients. In 2 patients, the electrodiagnostic studies showed a mixed axonal and demyelinating sensorimotor polyneuropathy. Conclusions: Delayed polyneuropathy occurring after oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy can be confirmed by electrophysiological studies.

Journal

Oncology Research and TreatmentKarger

Published: Jan 1, 2009

Keywords: Oxaliplatin; Polyneuropathy; Neurotoxicity

There are no references for this article.