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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci ; 26(4): 1178-1182, 2022 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35253174

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OBJECTIVE: Sporadic cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a degenerative brain small vessel disease of ageing resulting from progressive amyloid deposition in small arteries and arterioles of the cortex and leptomeninges. CAA may be diagnosed by the mean of Boston criteria, particularly with the use of the blood-sensitive T2* MRI sequences (GRE and SWI). Epileptic seizures have rarely been reported in CAA. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We describe two patients with late-onset unprovoked seizures due to CAA. A short literature review on this topic is presented. RESULTS: In our two patients with late-onset unprovoked seizures as the first manifestation of CAA, only GRE and SWI sequences lead to a correct diagnosis. In literature, only 15 patients with CAA presenting with seizures have been reported. In these subjects, data on seizures semiology and prognosis are scarce. CONCLUSIONS: Our report highlights the importance to perform blood-sensitive sequences in all subjects with LOE of otherwise unknown etiology, not to miss a diagnosis of CAA.


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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy , Epilepsy , Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy/complications , Cerebral Cortex , Epilepsy/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Seizures/diagnostic imaging , Seizures/etiology
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Ann Oncol ; 17 Suppl 7: vii68-72, 2006 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16760298

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BACKGROUND: Biliary tract cancers are uncommon tumors with a poor prognosis and most patients present with invasive and inoperable disease at diagnosis. Chemotherapy represents a palliative treatment, with poor response rates and a median survival of less than 6 months. Oxaliplatin and gemcitabine have shown an interesting activity as single agents in this group of patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We carried out a multicenter phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combined oxaliplatin and gemcitabine in locally advanced and metastatic biliary tract carcinoma. The schedule of chemotherapy included oxaliplatin 100 mg/m(2) on day 1 and gemcitabine 1000 mg/m(2) on days 1 and 8, every 21 days. RESULTS: All the 24 patients were evaluable for response and toxicity. According to RECIST criteria we observed one complete response and 11 partial responses for an overall response rate of 50%. Overall survival for all the patients on study was 12 months (range 2-30). According to WHO criteria, three patients (12.5%) suffered grade 3 neutropenia and three patients (12.5%) grade 3 thrombocytopenia. Only two patients (8%) suffered grade 3 neuropathy. CONCLUSIONS: Oxaliplatin and gemcitabine chemotherapy seems to be effective with a favorable safety profile in first-line chemotherapy of advanced biliary tract cancers.


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Adenocarcinoma/drug therapy , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Bile Duct Neoplasms/drug therapy , Gallbladder Neoplasms/drug therapy , Aged , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects , Deoxycytidine/administration & dosage , Deoxycytidine/adverse effects , Deoxycytidine/analogs & derivatives , Drug Administration Schedule , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Organoplatinum Compounds/administration & dosage , Organoplatinum Compounds/adverse effects , Oxaliplatin , Survival Rate , Gemcitabine
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