Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Associated with Chronic Alpha Interferon Treatment:  A Case Report

Ratip, Siret; Budak Alpdoğan, Tülin; Alpdoğan, Önder; Çetiner, Mustafa; Kartı, Sami; Elmacı, İlhan; Bayık, Mahmut

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Associated with Chronic Alpha Interferon Treatment: A Case Report [Turk J Hematol]

Turk J Hematol. 2000; 17(1): 33-35

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Associated with Chronic Alpha Interferon Treatment: A Case Report

Siret Ratip¹, Tülin Budak Alpdoğan¹, Önder Alpdoğan¹, Mustafa Çetiner¹, Sami Kartı¹, İlhan Elmacı², Mahmut Bayık¹
¹Department Of Hematology, Marmara University Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
²Department Of Neurosurgery, Marmara University Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

Chronic a-interferon use has been reported to cause a variety of neurotoxic side effects. This case summary suggests the possibility of a new neurotoxic side effect of normal pressure hydrocephalus following chronic a-interferon use.

Keywords: Alpha interferon, Normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Corresponding Author: Siret Ratip, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English

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