Toxic brainstem encephalopathy after art
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Lori A. Panossian; Nina I. Garga; Daniel Pelletier
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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We describe a patient with reversible ataxia, nystagmus, and slurred speech from artemisinin-induced toxic brainstem encephalopathy. Artemisinin is a widely used antimalarial drug and new studies are exploring its potential use for cancer treatment. Artemisinin toxicity has not been easily demonstra