Cytarabine-Induced Encephalitis.

Christine Lenfant Nathalie Greiner Thierry Duprez

Published in: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology (2021)

Teaching Point: Central nervous system adverse effects of cytarabine treatment include aseptic meningitis, myelopathy, and more rarely, encephalopathy, seizures, and cerebellar dysfunction. This case illustrates a cytarabine-induced encephalitis with predominant cerebellar involvement.

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