Overview -- Pathophysiology of nervous system metastases -- Blood-nervous system barrier dysfunction : pathophysiology and treatment -- Supportive care and its complications -- Intracranial metastases -- Spinal metastases -- Leptomeningeal metastases -- Cancer involving cranial and peripheral nerves and muscles.
Vascular disorders -- Central nervous system infections -- Delirium and metabolic and nutritional complications of cancer -- Side effects of chemotherapy -- Side effects of radiation therapy -- Neurotoxicity of surgical and diagnostic procedures -- Paraneoplastic syndromes.
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Summary
Reviewing the impact of cancer on the nervous system, this text examines the diagnosis and management of neurological complications of specific types of cancer, as well as the side effects of oncological treatments. This edition has been updated with new material and diagnostic techniques and treatments.
