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Three cases of coma after vincristine therapy are described. One patient had hyponatraemia and other features of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. The effects were temporary, and full recovery occurred in all three patients.

More information Original publication

DOI

10.1136/bmj.4.5888.335

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

1973-11-10T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

4

Pages

335 - 337

Total pages

2

Keywords

Adolescent, Aged, Coma, Electroencephalography, Female, Hodgkin Disease, Humans, Hyponatremia, Leukemia, Lymphadenitis, Male, Vasopressins, Vincristine