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ArticleeNeurologicalSci2021

Chemoradiation induced multiple sclerosis-like demyelination.

Alexandra Borges, Daniela Garcez, Cátia Pedro, João Passos

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Article in eNeurologicalSci, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandra BorgesRadiology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Centro de Lisboa, Rua Prof. Lima Basto, 1099-023 Lisbon, Portugal.
Daniela GarcezNeurology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Centro de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Cátia PedroRadiotherapy Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Centro de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
João PassosNeurology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Centro de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil · PTChampalimaud Foundation · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a 28-year-old man, diagnosed with a non-secreting, non-metastatic suprasellar germinoma treated with chemoradiation who developed, four months after completion of radiation therapy, multiple discrete demyelinating lesions mimicking multiple sclerosis (MS). The patient had no previous diagnosis of MS and the neuroimaging studies performed both at the time of diagnosis and after chemotherapy, pre-irradiation, showed no evidence of white matter lesions. He remained asymptomatic, with no focal neurological deficits. Biochemical analysis of the CSF was positive for the intrathecal synthesis of IgG with oligoclonal bands. Follow-up MRI six months later showed a spontaneous decrease in lesion size and resolution of associated inflammatory signs, with lesions remaining stable in number. We discuss the potential origin of these white matter lesions, which may correspond to MS-like late-delayed demyelination secondary to chemoradiation therapy, in a previously predisposed patient.

Indexed as

Chemorradiation-induced demyelinationChemorradiation-induced neurotoxicityMRIMultiple sclerosis-like demyelinationNeuro-oncology

Identifiers

PMID33553701
PMCPMC7851181
OpenAlexW3123073569

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