Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practice 2/e

From the Reviews of the First Edition…

 

"…provides an excellent overview and introduction to the management of neurological complications of cancer. Well organized and succinct, it is easy to locate and utilize information…" - Neurology

 

"…an important resource for the medical oncologist, in the diagnosis and treatment of many neurological conditions caused by cancer… This book is original and is recommended for medical oncologists and radiotherapists, who will find it a useful guide to dealing with the neurological problems encountered in cancer patients." - Annals of Oncology

 

"The editors and contributors are to be congratulated for producing a timely and comprehensive text of this rapidly evolving field. I strongly recommend Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practice for neurologists, including neuro-oncologists… The practical nature and clear presentation of the text make the information very accessible to those in neurosurgery, medical and radiation oncology, neuropathology, and neuroradiology." - Annals of Neurology

CONTENTS

Part I. Overview

1: The Prevalence and Impact of Neurologic Disease in Cancer

Evert C.A. Kaal*, M.D., Ph.D. and Charles J. Vecht M.D. Ph.D.

 

Part II. Diagnostic Studies

2 Imaging neurologic manifestations of oncologic disease

Arastoo Vossough, M.D., Ph.D., R. Gilberto Gonzalez, M.D., Ph.D. and John W. Henson*, M.D.

 

Part III. Neurologic Symptoms

3 Seizures and anti-epileptic drugs in neuro-oncology

Michael Glantz*, M.D. and Julia Batten, APRN, MPH

 

4 Corticosteroids in neuro-oncology

Santosh Kesari, M.D., Ph.D., Nina A. Paleologos, M.D., and Nicholas A. Vick*, M.D.

 

5 Headache

Robert Cavaliere*, M.D.

 

6 Confusion and delirium

Augusto Caraceni*, M.D., Marco Bosisio, Ph.D., and Jane M. Ingham MBBS, FRACP

 

7 Cognitive dysfunction, mood disorders, and fatigue

Elana Farace*, Ph.D. and Zarui Melikyan, Ph.D.

 

8 Cancer pain

Sebastiano Mercadante*, M.D.

 

Part IV. Direct Complications of Cancer

9 Brain Metastases

Ahmir H. Khan M.D., Ph. D. and Lawrence Recht*, M.D.

 

10 Skull and dural metastases

Herbert B. Newton*, M.D., FAAN

 

11 Spinal metastases

Jonathan H. Sherman, M.D. Dawit G. Aregawi, M.D., Mark E. Shaffrey, M.D.and David Schiff*, M.D.

 

12 Leptomeningeal metastases

Ayman I. Omar, MD, PhD and Warren P. Mason*, MD, FRCPC

 

13 Peripheral nervous system metastases

Nicholas Butowski*, M.D.

 

Part V. Indirect Complications of Cancer

14 Cerebrovascular complications of cancer

Lisa R. Rogers*, D.O., Megan C. Leary, M.D., and Jeffrey L. Saver, M.D.

 

15 Paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system

Josep Dalmau*, M.D., Ph.D. and Myrna R. Rosenfeld, M.D., Ph.D.

 

Part VI. Complications of Cancer Therapy

16 Neurologic complications of radiation therapy

Jean-Yves Delattre*, M.D., Daisy Chi, M.D., and Anthony Béhin, M.D.

 

17 Neurologic complications of chemotherapy

Jörg Dietrich, M.D. Ph.D. and Patrick Y. Wen*, M.D.

 

18 Neurologic complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Eudocia Quant, M.D. and Patrick Y. Wen*, M.D.

 

19 Central Nervous System infections in cancer patients

Amy A. Pruitt*,M.D.

 

Part VII. Neurologic Complications of Specific Malignancies

20 Neurologic complications of primary brain tumors

Tracy T. Batchelor*, M.D., M.P.H. and Thomas N. Byrne, M.D.

 

21 Neurologic complications of lung cancer

Suriya A. Jeyapalan*, M.D., M.A. and Anand Mahadevan, M.D., FRCS

 

22 Neurologic complications of breast cancer

Willem Boogerd*, M.D., Ph.D.

 

23 Neurologic complications of female reproductive tract cancer

Lauren E. Abrey*, M.D.

 

24 Neurologic complications of genitourinary cancer

David E Traul M.D., Ph.D. and David Schiff*, M.D.

 

25 Neurologic complications of gastrointestinal cancer

Jeffrey J. Raizer*, M.D. and Jeffrey Cilley, M.D