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neurotoxicity

American  
[noor-oh-tok-sis-i-tee, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti, ˌnjʊər- /

noun

  1. the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.

  2. Pathology. the condition resulting from exposure to a neurotoxin.


Etymology

Origin of neurotoxicity

First recorded in 1945–50; neuro- + toxicity

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"Addressing CRS and neurotoxicity without compromising the therapeutic effectiveness of CAR T cells has been a complex challenge," says Mitchell.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023

But on the third or fourth day, when asked a routine series of questions that tested her neurological function, she was clearly experiencing neurotoxicity — a side effect that reverses itself in most patients.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2022

But with severe CAR-T neurotoxicity, research suggests, this defense breaks down.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2019

Previous studies suggesting its neurotoxicity had been limited to rats.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2017

Remarkably, prions are composed of self-propagating assemblies of a misfolded cellular protein that encode information, generate neurotoxicity and evolve and adapt in vivo.

From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2016

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