Toxic brainstem encephalopathy after artemisinin treatment for breast cancer

Ann Neurol. 2006 Apr;59(4):725-6. doi: 10.1002/ana.20815.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Artemisinins / adverse effects*
  • Artemisinins / therapeutic use
  • Brain Stem / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lactones / adverse effects*
  • Lactones / therapeutic use
  • Neurotoxicity Syndromes / etiology*
  • Sesquiterpenes / adverse effects*
  • Sesquiterpenes / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Artemisinins
  • Lactones
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • artemisin