Teaching NeuroImages: Transient mutism associated with splenium lesion in capecitabine-induced leukoencephalopathy

Neurology. 2019 Feb 26;92(9):e1000-e1001. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007012.

Authors

Tommaso Nicoletti¹, Gregorio Spagni², Marco Luigetti², Raffaele Iorio²

Affiliations

¹ From the Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart; and Institute of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCSS, Rome. tommasof.nicoletti@gmail.com.
² From the Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart; and Institute of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCSS, Rome.

PMID: 30804069
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007012

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
Capecitabine / adverse effects*
Corpus Callosum / diagnostic imaging*
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Female
Humans
Leukoencephalopathies / chemically induced
Leukoencephalopathies / diagnostic imaging*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Mutism / chemically induced
Mutism / diagnostic imaging*
Pyramidal Tracts / diagnostic imaging*
Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Capecitabine