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. 2013:2013:306983.
doi: 10.1155/2013/306983. Epub 2013 Feb 27.

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated with FOLFOX Chemotherapy

Luiz Carlos Porcello Marrone  1 , Bianca Fontana Marrone, Tharick Ali Pascoal, Lucas Porcello Schilling, Ricardo Bernardi Soder, Sheila Schuch Ferreira, Giovani Gadonski, Jaderson Costa da Costa
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated with FOLFOX Chemotherapy

Luiz Carlos Porcello Marrone et al. Case Rep Oncol Med. 2013.

Abstract

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinicoradiologic entity characterized by headaches, altered mental status, seizures, visual loss, and characteristic imaging pattern in brain MRI. The cause of PRES is not yet understood. We report a case of a 27-year-old woman that developed PRES after the use of FOLFOX 5 (oxaliplatin/5-Fluoracil/Leucovorin) chemotherapy for a colorectal cancer.

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Brain MRI-FLAIR showing an increase of signal in both occipital and frontal lobes.
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