Neurologic complications of cancer therapy / [edited by] Patrick Y. Wen, David Schiff, Eudocia C. Quant.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wen, Patrick Y.

Schiff, David, 1959-

Lee, Eudocia Quant.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Treatment--Complications.

Cancer.

Cancer--Treatment.

Neurologic manifestations of general diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (439 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : demos Medical, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Neurologic side effects of cancer therapy can inhibit treatment, can be dose-limiting and can diminish quality-of-life. Neurotoxicity related to cancer therapy is a common problem in oncology practice and in clinical neurology. Recognition of neurologic complications of anticancer therapy is necessary due to potential confusion with metastatic disease, paraneoplastic syndromes or comorbid neurologic disorders that do not require reduction or discontinuation of therapy. Neurologic Complications of Cancer Therapy provides comprehensive coverage of the recognition and management of neurologic sym

Contents:

Neurologic complications of alkylating agent chemotherapy / Herbert B. Newton

Neurologic complications of antimetabolites / Ryan Merrell, Jorg Dietrich, and Tracy Batchelor

Neurologic complications associated with plant alkaloids / Abhishek Singla, Aditya Bardia, and Vinay Chaudhry

Neurologic complications of topoisomerase inhibitors / April F. Eichler

Neurologic complications of epothilones and amino acid degraders / April F. Eichler

Neurologic complications of corticosteroids / Erin M Dunbar, Rizwan Kalani, and Santosh Kesari

Neurologic complications of immunomodulatory agents / Stuart C. Apfel

Neurologic complications of immunosuppressive drugs / Ramani Balu and Amy A.Pruitt

Neurologic complications associated with biologic agents / Aaron G. Mammoser and Morris D. Groves

Neurologic complications of targeted therapy / Eudocia C. Quant ... [et al.]

Neurologic complications of hormonal chemotherapies / Wendy Sherman Sojka and Jeffrey Raizer

Neurologic complications associated with supportive therapies / Jan Drappatz

Chemotherapy-associated cognitive dysfunction / Jorg Dietrich and Alexander Pine

Central nervous system toxicity of chemotherapy / Jerome J. Graber and Lisa M. DeAngelis

Neurologic complications affecting peripheral nerves / Guido Cavaletti and Paola Marmiroli

Neurologic complications affecting muscles and the neuromuscular junction / Kelly G. Gwathmey, Ted M. Burns, and Elliot L. Dimberg

Cellular mechanisms of radiation injury to cognition / Michelle Monje

Central nervous system complications of radiation therapy / Damien Ricard ... [et al.]

Radiation-induced tumors / Hilary L. Somerset, B.K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, and Kevin O. Lillehei

Radiation vasculopathy / Lisa R. Rogers

Radiation myelopathy / Timothy E. Schultheiss

Radiation-induced peripheral nerve disorders / Odysseas Kargiotis and Athanasios P. Kyritsis

Complications of neurosurgical oncology / Brian J. Williams, Robert G. Louis, and Mark E. Shaffrey

Neurologic complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation / Eudocia C. Quant and Patrick Y. Wen.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-31755-9

9786613317551

1-61705-019-9

OCLC:

758334168