MR imaging findings in some rare neurological complications of paediatric cancer
Abstract
Neurological complications of paediatric cancers are a substantial problem. Complications can be primary from central nervous system (CNS) spread or secondary from indirect or remote effects of cancer, as well as cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. In this review, we present the clinical and imaging findings of rare but important neurological complications in paediatric patients with cancer. Neurological complications are classified into three phases: pre-treatment, treatment and post-remission. Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes, hyperviscosity syndrome, haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and infection are found in the pre-treatment phase, while Trousseau's syndrome, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and methotrexate neurotoxicity are found in the treatment phase; though some complications overlap between the pre-treatment and treatment phases. Hippocampal sclerosis, radiation induced tumour, radiation induced focal haemosiderin deposition and radiation-induced white matter injury are found in the post-remission phase. With increasingly long survival after treatment, CNS complications have become more common. It is critical for radiologists to recognise neurological complications relate...Continue Reading
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