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Case Reports
. 2011 Feb 16;4(1):82-7.
doi: 10.1159/000324581.

Gemcitabine monotherapy associated with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Luiz Carlos Porcello Marrone  1 , Bianca Fontana Marrone, Julia de la Puerta Raya, Giovani Gadonski, Jaderson Costa da Costa
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Case Reports

Gemcitabine monotherapy associated with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Luiz Carlos Porcello Marrone et al. Case Rep Oncol. .

Abstract

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a clinicoradiologic entity that may present with headaches, altered mental status, seizures and visual loss as well as specific neuroimaging findings. We report a case of a 74-year-old woman receiving adjuvant gemcitabine chemotherapy as monotherapy for a stage IIa pancreatic adenocarcinoma, who developed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

Keywords: Chemotherapy; Gemcitabine; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

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Brain MRI showing the subcortical edema in the occipital and temporal lobes.
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Brain MRI showing a reduction of the subcortical edema.
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