Subacute methotrexate neurotoxicity and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a 12-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism: homocysteine-mediated methotrexate neurotoxicity via direct endothelial injury. [electronic resource]
- Pediatric hematology and oncology Feb 2010
- 46-52 p. digital
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article
1521-0669
10.3109/08880010903341904 doi
Amino Acid Substitution Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols--therapeutic use Asparaginase--therapeutic use Child Cytarabine--therapeutic use Daunorubicin--therapeutic use Endothelium, Vascular--drug effects Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic--chemically induced Genetic Predisposition to Disease Humans Hyperhomocysteinemia--complications Injections, Spinal Leukoencephalopathies--chemically induced Male Methotrexate--administration & dosage Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)--genetics Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma--complications Prednisone--therapeutic use Remission Induction Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial--chemically induced Vincristine--therapeutic use