Neurologic complications of systemic cancer and its treatment often present complex diagnostic and management problems, commonly have a great impact on quality of life, and are a major factor in the death of cancer patients. In Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practice, leading neuro-oncologists from around the world comprehensively review the neurologic symptoms that cancer patients experience, and show how these symptoms should be interpreted and evaluated. Organized by both symptom and type of cancer, the book carefully describes each diagnostic neurologic entity-from symptomatology, to diagnostic studies, to management and prognosis-and presents each major type of cancer in terms of its neurologic problems and how they should be handled. This dual organization allows physicians quickly to obtain neurologic guidance on either a diagnostic problem (e.g., confusion and delirium) or on the neurologic problems and treatments associated with a specific type of cancer (e.g., lung cancer). The role of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and other palliative measures are considered for each type of problem.
Multidisciplinary and up-to-date, Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practice explains to the busy physician treating cancer patients all the latest findings in neuro-oncology that will help sharpen their differential diagnoses, diagnostic strategies, and treatment plans for those patients with neurologic symptoms and findings.

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In Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practice, leading neuro-oncologists from around the world comprehensively review the neurologic symptoms that cancer patients experience, and show how they should be interpreted and evaluated. Organized by both symptom and organ, the book carefully describes each diagnostic neurologic entity-from symptomatology to diagnostic studies to management and prognosis-and presents each major type of cancer in terms of it neurologic problems and how they should be handled. The role of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and other palliative measures are considered for each type of problem.
Multidisciplinary and up-to-date, Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practice explains to the busy physicians treating cancer patients the latest findings in neuro-oncology that will help them to focus their differential diagnosis, diagnostic strategy, and treatment plan for the cancer patient with neurologic symptoms and findings.

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Part I. Overview The Prevalence and Impact of Neurologic Disease in Cancer Charles J. Vecht Part II. Neurologic Symptoms The Epidemiology and Management of Seizures in Patients with Cancer Michael J. Glantz and Keith R. Edwards Corticosteroids in Neuro-Oncology Nina A. Paleologos and Nicholas A. Vick Headache Associated with Intracranial Neoplasms Siraj M. Husain and Peter A. Forsyth Confusion and Delirium, Augusto Caraceni Marco Bosisio, and Jane M. Ingham Cancer Pain Julie E. Hammack Part III. Direct Complications of Cancer Brain Metastases Raja B. Khan and Lisa M. DeAngelis Skull and Dural Metastases Ben P. W. Jansen and Peter A. E. Sillevis Smitt Spinal Metastases David Schiff Leptomeningeal Metastases Warren P. Mason Neuromuscular Disease and Its Complications Magdy Selim, David A. Chad, and Lawrence D. Recht Part IV. Indirect Complications of Cancer Cerebrovascular Complications of Cancer Megan C. Leary and Jeffrey L. Saver Paraneoplastic Syndromes of the Nervous System Myrna R. Rosenfeld and Josep Dalmau Part V. Complications of Cancer Therapy Neurologic Sequelae of Radiotherapy on the Nervous System Anthony Béhin and Jean-Yves Delattre Cancer and Cancer Treatment-Related Neuromuscular Disease Casilda Balmaceda and Elina Korkin Central Nervous System Complications of Cancer Therapy Patrick Y. Wen Neurologic Complications of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Hendrikus G. J. Krouwer and Eelco F. M. Wijdicks Central Nervous System Infections in Cancer Patients Neil E. Anderson and Mark G. Thomas Part VI. Diagnostic Studies Imaging Neurologic Manifestations of Oncologic Disease Carolyn C. Meltzerand Melanie B. Fukui Part VII. Neuro-Oncologic Complications of Specific Malignancies Neuro-Oncologic Complications of Lung Cancer Suriya A. Jeyapalan and John W. Henson Neuro-Oncologic Complications of Breast Cancer Willem Boogerd Neurologic Complications of Genitourinary Malignancies David Schiff, Donald L. Trump, and Patrick Y. Wen Melanoma Denise M. Damek Leukemia Hanny Haaxma-Reiche Neurologic Complications of Hodgkin's Disease and the non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas Brian Patrick O'Neill Neurologic Disorders in Benign and Malignant Plasma Cell Dyscrasias John J. Kelly Female Reproductive Tract Cancers Lauren E. Abrey Neurologic Complications of Gastrointestinal Malignancies Deborah T. Blumenthal and Richard H. Wheeler Neuro-Oncologic Complications of Sarcoma Lara J. Kunschner Neurologic Complications of Head and Neck Cancer David Schiff, Dong M. Shin, Paul L. Moots, and Ronald G. Wiley Neurologic Complications in Children with Systemic Cancer Nuno Lobo Antunes Index