Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 1, 392-393, Copyright © 1983 by American Society of Clinical Oncology
Transient left homonymous hemianopsia and encephalopathy following treatment of testicular carcinoma with cisplatinum, vinblastine, and bleomycin
RJ Cohen, RA Cuneo, MP Cruciger and AE Jackman
A 36-year-old man being treated with cisplatinum, vinblastine, and
bleomycin for testicular carcinoma developed a dense left homonymous
hemianopsia, encephalopathy, and a partial nondominant parietal lobe
syndrome. He subsequently had a resolution of all signs and symptoms,
suggesting that these alarming events were a toxic but reversible side
effect of the chemotherapy.