A 41-year-old woman with breast cancer developed a manic episode while being treated with a 5-fluorouracil-epirubicin-cyclophosphamide combination (most likely caused by the first drug). Chemotherapy was discontinued, and antipsychotic treatment with haloperidol and olanzapine was instituted. She recovered after 10 days. Normal computerized tomography (CT) scans and neurological examinations were consistent with the absence of neurological symptoms on physical exam

A case of manic episode during treatment with 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide for breast cancer / Pacchiarotti, I; Mazzarini, L; Pellegrini, P; Venturelli, V; Sani, G; SANCHEZ MORENO, J; Mancinelli, I; Tatarelli, Roberto; Kotzalidis, Gd; Girardi, Paolo. - In: GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY. - ISSN 0163-8343. - STAMPA. - 29:5(2007), pp. 461-463. [10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.04.007]

A case of manic episode during treatment with 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide for breast cancer.

TATARELLI, Roberto;GIRARDI, Paolo
2007

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A 41-year-old woman with breast cancer developed a manic episode while being treated with a 5-fluorouracil-epirubicin-cyclophosphamide combination (most likely caused by the first drug). Chemotherapy was discontinued, and antipsychotic treatment with haloperidol and olanzapine was instituted. She recovered after 10 days. Normal computerized tomography (CT) scans and neurological examinations were consistent with the absence of neurological symptoms on physical exam
2007
5-fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, manic episode, drug-induced, leukoencephalopathy
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A case of manic episode during treatment with 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide for breast cancer / Pacchiarotti, I; Mazzarini, L; Pellegrini, P; Venturelli, V; Sani, G; SANCHEZ MORENO, J; Mancinelli, I; Tatarelli, Roberto; Kotzalidis, Gd; Girardi, Paolo. - In: GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY. - ISSN 0163-8343. - STAMPA. - 29:5(2007), pp. 461-463. [10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.04.007]
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