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Reversible bilateral lateral rectus muscle palsy associated with high‐dose cytosine arabinoside and mitoxantrone therapy
Author(s) -
Ventura Gerard J.,
Keating Michael J.,
Castellanos Agustin M.,
Glass J. Peter
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19861015)58:8<1633::aid-cncr2820580809>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - medicine , mitoxantrone , cytosine , cytarabine , chemotherapy , palsy , leukemia , surgery , anesthesia , pathology , dna , alternative medicine , biology , genetics
A patient with acute myelogenous leukemia in relapse developed reversible bilateral lateral rectus muscle palsy and cerebellar dysfunction after receiving chemotherapy with high‐dose cytosine arabinoside and mitoxantrone. The differential diagnosis of this syndrome is reviewed.