Intrathecal Chemotherapy
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1. Secondary infiltration of the central nervous system in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence and risk factors of infiltration of the central nervous system after the initial treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in patients treated at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo. METHODS: A total of 133 patients treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma from January 2001 to April 2008 were retrospectivel
Rev. Bras. Hematol. Hemoter.. Publicado em: 2013
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2. Neuropsychological profile of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
The present study investigated cognitive function in children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The subjects were 20 children between the ages of 6 and 12 years of both genders who were diagnosed with ALL and underwent exclusively triple intrathecal prophylactic chemotherapy of the central nervous system. The protocol used for the neuropsych
Psychol. Neurosci.. Publicado em: 2012-12
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3. Investigação do funcionamento cognitivo de pacientes pediátricos diagnosticados com leucemia linfóide aguda - LLA
O presente trabalho investigou o funcionamento cognitivo de crianças diagnosticadas com Leucemia Linfóide Aguda (LLA) acompanhadas por instituições oncológicas pediátricas no município de Natal/RN. Participaram deste estudo 20 crianças diagnosticadas com LLA, de ambos os sexos, com idades entre seis e doze anos, que estavam em tratamento (n=10) e for
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 01/04/2011
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4. Influência da punção lombar traumática e da quimioterapia intratecal na sobrevida de pacientes pediátricos com leucemia linfocítica aguda
Introdução e Objetivos: O sistema nervoso central (SNC) é o um sítio freqüente de recaída na criança com leucemia linfocítica aguda (LLA). Existe evidência de que a punção lombar traumática (PLT) pode representar um risco adicional de recaída no SNC quando ocorre inoculação de blastos no liqüido céfalorraquidiano (LCR). Este estudo tem por o
Publicado em: 2007
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5. Postradiation motor neuron syndrome of the upper cervical region--a manifestation of the combined effect of cranial irradiation and intrathecal chemotherapy?
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6. Primary intracerebral Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The case is reported of a 51 year old man with primary intracerebral Hodgkin's lymphoma treated by surgical excision, intrathecal chemotherapy and whole-brain irradiation. One year later the patient had no evidence of Hodgkin's lymphoma intracranially or elsewhere. The possible histogenesis of this rare condition is discussed and a brief review of the litera
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7. Acute fever and delayed leukoencephalopathy following low dose intraventricular methotrexate.
Nine out of 14 patients treated with intraventricular methotrexate (MTX) for meningeal carcinomatosis from breast carcinoma and surviving more than 4 months developed disseminated necrotising leukoencephalopathy (DNL). All four patients who had received both intraventricular MTX and whole brain radiotherapy developed DNL. Five of the six patients who experie
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8. Refractory Candidal Meningitis in an Immunocompromised Patient Cured by Caspofungin
Candidal meningitis is a rare infectious disease that usually leads to substantial morbidity and mortality. We present a case of candidal meningitis refractory to systemic antifungal therapy (amphotericin B and fluconazole). A 63-year-old female with lymphoblastic lymphoma and myelodysplasia with leukemia transformation developed prolonged fever and headache
American Society for Microbiology.
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9. Measles encephalitis during immunosuppressive treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Between 1971 and 1989 measles encephalitis was identified in five children receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Review of these and previously reported cases of measles encephalitis in immunosuppressed patients failed to identify any pathognomonic features in the history, the clinical presentation, or the results of electroencephalograph
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10. Effective ribavirin concentration in hamster brains for antiviral chemotherapy for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
The ribavirin concentration in hamster brains was measured by a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system and a bioassay system. When ribavirin was administered intracranially at a dosage of 10 mg/kg of body weight per day for 10 days, a dosage which results in 100% survival of hamsters infected with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) viru