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Abstract Details

Intrathecal Methotrexate Induced Dorsal Column Syndrome
Neuro-oncology
P4 - Poster Session 4 (5:30 PM-6:30 PM)
13-001
To describe a rare case of dorsal column dysfunction caused by intrathecal methotrexate.
Common causes of dorsal column dysfunction include vitamin B12 deficiency, copper deficiency, syphillis, and more rarely, folate deficiency. Here we report a case of dorsal column dysfunction caused by intrathecal methotrexate, a folate antagonist.
A 69 yo male who developed acute lymphoblastic leukemia was initially treated with HyperCVAD therapy. After a couple of rounds of vincristine, he experienced symptoms of peripheral neuropathy and the vincristine was stopped. Six months later he went into remission and additional therapy was held. His symptoms of neuropathy slowly improved. Unfortunately a year later he relapsed and was started on blinatumomab and intrathecal methotrexate and cytarabine. His neuropathy worsened again, even though he was not receiving vincristine and neuropathy is not a known side effect of blinatumomab.

MRI of the cervical and thoracic spines showed abnormal T2 hyperintensity in the the dorsal spinal cord.
Intrathecal methotrexate is a rare, potential cause of posterior column dysfunction thought to be caused by folate antagonism and should be considered when evaluating the cause of numbness and neuropathy in oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Authors/Disclosures
Christopher S. Nance, MD (University of Iowa)
PRESENTER
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