| Journal: | Revista médica de Chile |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000431100 |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| Authors: | Faúndez Salazar, Javier1 San Martín Meza, Evelyn Salgado Fernández, Apolo1 |
| Institutions: | 1Instituto Nacional del Cáncer, Radioterapia Oncológica, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Season: | Jul |
| Volumen: | 147 |
| Number: | 7 |
| Pages: | 928-931 |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | Lhermitte phenomenon is a neurological symptom described as a sensation of electric shock that radiates from the back towards the extremities, which appears when a patient flexes the neck. A transient myelopathy as a late complication of radiotherapy is associated with this symptom. It appears two to four months after treatment and disappears spontaneously. We report a 45 years old female with a neck malignant melanoma treated with surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. She experienced the Lhermitte phenomenon that was triggered by heat. This phenomenon must be differentiated from the Uhthoff phenomenon |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Neurología, Oncología, Radiología, Melanoma, Esclerosis múltiple, Radioterapia, Efectos adversos, Fenómeno de Lhermitte |
| Keyword: | Neurology, Oncology, Radiology, Melanoma, Multiple sclerosis, Radiotherapy, Adverse effects, Lhermitte phenomenon |
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