Hyperammonemic encephalopathy after 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy

Canadian Medical Association Journal 2026 Open access

Read full text
Authors: Payam Salimi, Andrea Michelle Soriano, Elise Crocker, Benjamin Adam Goldenberg
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.251206
Cited by: 0

Abstract

Key points A 75-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with acute confusion and lethargy on the third day of her first cycle of definitive radical chemoradiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal. She had previously undergone an excisional biopsy confirming squamous cell

Fields of Study & Subjects

Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

Publication details

Journal / source
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Volume
198
Issue
2
Pages
E44–E47
Publication date
18 January 2026
Language
EN