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Is there an effective therapy for radiation myelitis?
For a patient who has completed 40 hyperbaric sessions with steroids with little improvement, what other options exist?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
While unproven for CNS or nervous symptom radiation toxicity, Pentoxifylline plus vitamin E may be beneficial. (Chahal et al., PMID 23132124). I have found it helpful for H&N patients with oropharyngeal soft-tissue necrosis and it is unlikely to be harmful.
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