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Seizures and transient cortical blindness associated with cis-platinum (II) diamminedichloride (PDD) therapy in a
Cancer
|February 15, 1980
Abstract:
Cis-Platinum is a phase II chemotherapeutic agent effective against a variety of tumors. Known toxic effects include gastrointestinal, renal, audiologic, and hematologic as well as idiosyncratic and atopic. A 30-year-old male who was treated with cis-Platinum diamminedichloride II for disseminated embryonal cell carcinoma of the testicle developed seizures and cortical blindness.