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flucytosine and Cranial Nerve Diseases

flucytosine has been researched along with Cranial Nerve Diseases in 1 studies

Flucytosine: A fluorinated cytosine analog that is used as an antifungal agent.
flucytosine : An organofluorine compound that is cytosine that is substituted at position 5 by a fluorine. A prodrug for the antifungal 5-fluorouracil, it is used for the treatment of systemic fungal infections.

Cranial Nerve Diseases: Disorders of one or more of the twelve cranial nerves. With the exception of the optic and olfactory nerves, this includes disorders of the brain stem nuclei from which the cranial nerves originate or terminate.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" She was treated with amphotericin B and flucytosine with some improvement, but on the 9th day she awoke with headache, drowsiness, and total blindness, although no papilledema."3.68Raised intracranial pressure and visual complications in AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis. ( Ash, S; Cohen, J; Corbett, EL; Foster, O; Johnston, SR, 1992)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (100.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Johnston, SR1
Corbett, EL1
Foster, O1
Ash, S1
Cohen, J1

Other Studies

1 other study available for flucytosine and Cranial Nerve Diseases

ArticleYear
Raised intracranial pressure and visual complications in AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis.
    The Journal of infection, 1992, Volume: 24, Issue:2

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Amphotericin B; Blindness; Cranial Nerve Diseases; Crypto

1992