Reversible cerebral edema and herniation caused by 5-fluorouracil-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy

Am J Med Sci. 2023 Apr;365(4):e63-e64. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.10.013. Epub 2022 Nov 3.

Authors

Yen-Wei Chiu¹, Yu-Kun Tsui², Hsiu-Nien Shen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
² Department of Medical Imaging, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
³ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: hsiunian@gmail.com.

PMID: 36335993
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.10.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Brain Edema* / chemically induced
Brain Edema* / diagnostic imaging
Fluorouracil / adverse effects
Humans
Hyperammonemia* / chemically induced
Hyperammonemia* / complications
Neurotoxicity Syndromes*

Substances

Fluorouracil