A Rarely Seen Late Complication, Radiation-Induced Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome

Ozbayrak, Sibel; Ozbayrak, Mustafa; Akgun, Kenan

doi:10.5152/tftrd.2014.82713

A Rarely Seen Late Complication, Radiation-Induced Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.60, sa.2, ss.162-165, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tftrd.2014.82713
Dergi Adı: TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.162-165
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

There is a dramatic increase in the number of cancer patients nowadays. Improvement of treatment results in the field of radiotherapy provided an increase in life expectancy of cancer patients, but on the other hand, a lot of late complications, including the nervous system, have started to be encountered. In this case report, a patient with rarely seen radiation-induced lower motor neuron syndrome (LMNS) will be discussed.