Bendamustine Associated with Irreversible Ascending Paralysis

Bendamustine Associated with Irreversible Ascending Paralysis

Bendamustine is an alkylating agent currently used in the treatment of lymphoproliferative disorders. Many adverse effects, including a rare case of reversible neurotoxicity, have been reported in association with bendamustine. Herein, we report the first case of irreversible ascending paralysis rel...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Alhafez, Omar S. Aljitawi, Tara L. Lin, Siddhartha Ganguly, Sunil Abhyankar, Joseph P. McGuirk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/931519
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spelling doaj-a9c95fe3e8bf4f1d82c7bbc47f54d8b72020-11-24T23:15:14ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Hematology2090-65602090-65792013-01-01201310.1155/2013/931519931519Bendamustine Associated with Irreversible Ascending ParalysisAshraf Alhafez0Omar S. Aljitawi1Tara L. Lin2Siddhartha Ganguly3Sunil Abhyankar4Joseph P. McGuirk5Internal Medicine Department, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USABlood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Westwood, Kansas City, KS 66205, USABlood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Westwood, Kansas City, KS 66205, USABlood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Westwood, Kansas City, KS 66205, USABlood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Westwood, Kansas City, KS 66205, USABlood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2330 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Westwood, Kansas City, KS 66205, USABendamustine is an alkylating agent currently used in the treatment of lymphoproliferative disorders. Many adverse effects, including a rare case of reversible neurotoxicity, have been reported in association with bendamustine. Herein, we report the first case of irreversible ascending paralysis related to bendamustine.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/931519
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Sunil Abhyankar
Joseph P. McGuirk
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Omar S. Aljitawi
Tara L. Lin
Siddhartha Ganguly
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Bendamustine Associated with Irreversible Ascending Paralysis
Case Reports in Hematology
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Omar S. Aljitawi
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Siddhartha Ganguly
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title Bendamustine Associated with Irreversible Ascending Paralysis
title_short Bendamustine Associated with Irreversible Ascending Paralysis
title_full Bendamustine Associated with Irreversible Ascending Paralysis
title_fullStr Bendamustine Associated with Irreversible Ascending Paralysis
title_full_unstemmed Bendamustine Associated with Irreversible Ascending Paralysis
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publisher Hindawi Limited
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description Bendamustine is an alkylating agent currently used in the treatment of lymphoproliferative disorders. Many adverse effects, including a rare case of reversible neurotoxicity, have been reported in association with bendamustine. Herein, we report the first case of irreversible ascending paralysis related to bendamustine.
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