Episodic neurologic dysfunction in patients with Hodgkin's disease

Arch Neurol. 1986 Dec;43(12):1227-33. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1986.00520120011009.

Abstract

Fourteen young patients, 12 women and two men, believed to be cured of Hodgkin's disease, suffered episodes of neurologic dysfunction. The mechanism responsible for these symptoms is unknown, but transient ischemia seems most likely.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Electroencephalography
  • Female
  • Hodgkin Disease / complications*
  • Hodgkin Disease / therapy
  • Humans
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / etiology
  • Language Disorders / etiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nervous System Diseases / etiology*
  • Paresthesia / etiology
  • Remission Induction
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vision Disorders / etiology