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Investigating the Mechanisms of Methotrexate Neurotoxicity in Patients With Childhood Leukemia and Long-Term Survivors
Adverse neurological events are common (4-20%) during treatment for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and include seizures, stroke like syndrome and leukoencephalopathy. In addition, chronic neurotoxicity is emerging as a worrying late effect of treatment with long-term survivors experiencing decreased executive function, processing speed and memory function. Survivors are also at increased risk of experiencing learning difficulties, social withdrawal issues and inattention hyperactivity disorders.
Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - September 1, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Victoria Forster, Jane Carr-Wilkinson, Deborah Tweddle, Sirintra Nakjang, Sanaa Choufani, Rosanna Weksberg, Frederik van Delft Source Type: research