• Puneet Jain, Sheffali Gulati, Rachna Seth, Sameer Bakhshi, G S Toteja, and R M Pandey.
• Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
• J. Child Neurol. 2014 Jul 1; 29 (7): 932-7.

AbstractThe prevalence and the burden of vincristine-induced neuropathy have been poorly documented in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors. This cross-sectional study was carried out at a tertiary care center in northern India from October 2011 to June 2012. Eighty consecutive acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors aged 5 to 18 years, within 3 years of completion of their chemotherapy, were enrolled. After clinical evaluation, detailed nerve conduction studies were performed and the reduced version of the Total Neuropathy Score was calculated. The mean age at the time of evaluation was 11.2 ± 3.2 years. 33.75% had neuropathy electrophysiologically. Symmetric motor axonal polyneuropathy was the most common pattern of involvement seen in 19 (23.8%) children. There was significant improvement with time, as revealed by lower prevalence of neuropathy with increasing interval following vincristine injection. 33.75% of the children had Reduced version of Total Neuropathy Score ≥ 1. © The Author(s) 2013.

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