Seizures associated with cisplatin administration.

Eur Urol

Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Technical University, Aachen, Germany.

Published: October 1997

A 50-year-old patient with a diagnosis of a primary extragonadal germ cell tumor received cisplatin-containing polychemotherapy and developed seizures after the first course of drug administration. We discuss this very rare toxic side effect of cisplatin and present a review of the literature concerning the experience with neurotoxic effects exerted by this agent.

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