Effectiveness Of Pyridoxine And Pyridostigmine In The Treatment Of Vincristine-Induced Bilateral Ptosis And External Ophthalmoplegia

Olcaysü, Osman Okan; Altun, Ahmet; Olcaysü, Elif; Kıvanç, Sertaç Argun; Yıldırım, Zuhal Keskin

. 2014; 44(4): 330-331

Effectiveness Of Pyridoxine And Pyridostigmine In The Treatment Of Vincristine-Induced Bilateral Ptosis And External Ophthalmoplegia

Osman Okan Olcaysü¹, Ahmet Altun², Elif Olcaysü³, Sertaç Argun Kıvanç², Zuhal Keskin Yıldırım³
¹Clinic Of Ophthalmology, Erzurum Region Education And Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
²Clinic Of Ophthalmology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education And Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
³Department Of Pediatrics, Ataturk University Faculty Of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey

We aimed to present a case with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed vincristine-induced bilateral ptosis and external ophthalmoplegia and treated successfully with pyridoxine and pyridostigmine. Pyridostigmine and pyridoxine are promising treatment options to recover vincristine-induced neuropathy.

Keywords: External ophtalmoplegia, ptosis, pyridoxine, pyridostigmine

Osman Okan Olcaysü, Ahmet Altun, Elif Olcaysü, Sertaç Argun Kıvanç, Zuhal Keskin Yıldırım. Effectiveness Of Pyridoxine And Pyridostigmine In The Treatment Of Vincristine-Induced Bilateral Ptosis And External Ophthalmoplegia. . 2014; 44(4): 330-331

Corresponding Author: Osman Okan Olcaysü, Türkiye

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