Neurological Complications of Systemic Cancer and Antineoplastic Therapy

Herausgeber: Newton, Herbert B.; Malkin, Mark G.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Neurological Complications of Systematic Cancer and Antineoplastic Therapy, Second Edition provides an expanded, updated and in-depth review of common manifestations related to neurology that occur in patients with systemic cancer. These include brain metastases, spinal cord compression, cerebrovascular events, and leptomeningeal disease. The book also discusses neurological complications related to treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy and is an essential reference for the practicing neurologist and oncologist. Sections in this new release cover the pathophysiology and molecular biology of cancer and the metastatic phenotype, Metastatic spread to cranial and peripheral nerves and brachial and lumbosacral plexuses, Metabolic and nutritional disorders, CNS infections, Neurological complications of immunotherapy and bone marrow transplants, Neurological complications of new molecular agents and immuno-modulatory drugs, and more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128219768
• ISBN-10: 0128219769
• Artikelnr.: 62580012

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION I. Metastatic Neurological Complications 1. Common symptoms at
presentation of nervous system metastases 2. Neuroimaging of systemic
metastatic disease 3. Nonimaging evaluation of patients with nervous system
metastases 4. Biology and pathophysiology of central nervous system
metastases 5. Intracranial metastases 6. Neurosurgical approaches to the
treatment of intracranial metastases 7. Epidural metastasis and spinal cord
compression 8. Leptomeningeal metastasis 9. Cranial nerve involvement by
metastatic cancer 10. Cancer-related plexopathies
SECTION II. Nonmetastatic Neurological Complications 11. Cerebrovascular
complications of malignancy 12. Metabolic and nutritional nervous system
dysfunction in cancer patients 13. Central nervous system infections in
cancer patients 14. Diagnosis and treatment of paraneoplastic neurological
disorders
SECTION III. Neurological Complications of Specific Neoplasms 15.
Neurological complications of lung cancer 16. Neurological complications of
breast cancer 17. Neurological complications of melanoma 18. Neurological
complications of lymphoma 19. Neurological complications of the leukemias
20. Neurological complications of systemic cancer of the head and
neck                                                              21.
Neurological complications of gynecological cancers 22. Neurological
complications of GI cancers 23. Neurologic complications associated with
genitourinary cancer 24. Sarcoma and the nervous system 25. Neurological
complications of multiple myeloma 26. Neurologic complications in the
treatment of childhood malignancies
SECTION IV. Neurological Complications of Antineoplastic Therapy 27.
Neurological complications of radiation therapy 28. Neurological
complications of systemic cancer and antineoplastic therapy 29.
Neurological complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 30.
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy 31. Neurological complications
of immunotherapy and monoclonal antibody therapy 32. Neurological
complications of immune modulatory therapy 33. Neurological complications
of steroids and of supportive care
SECTION V. Psychiatric, Pain, Psychosocial, and Supportive Care Issues 34.
Psychiatric aspects of care in the cancer patient 35. Chronic cancer pain
syndromes and their treatment 36. Psychosocial issues in cancer patients
with neurological complications 37. Supportive care