Clinical improvement induced by chemotherapy and social rehabilitation in a preterminal case of brain stem neoplasm: the objective and instrumental aspects
Portaleone, D.; Marcellino, C.; Casale, F.; Cellerino, P.; Vismara, E.; Barca, M.; Sganzerla, E.; Pastorino, G.; Volterrani, F.; Carnelli, V.
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica Medical and Surgical Pediatrics 15(2): 221-223
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-5387 PMID: 8321730 Document Number: 419859
A sixteen-years-old boy with a brain-stem neoplasia inducing coma was treated with chemotherapeutic agents. It resulted in dramatic clinical and instrumental improvement; radiologic findings were evaluated, showing decreasing dimension of intracranial mass. Brain-stem auditory evoked potentials were highly sensitive. We think that chemotherapy can be considered among the options a physician can offer to such a patient explaining informed consensus.