[Symptomatic management of brain metastasis]

Emilie Le Rhun; Luc Taillandier; Patrick Beauchene; Olivier Bailon; François Dubois

doi:10.1684/bdc.2012.1689

[Symptomatic management of brain metastasis]

Bull Cancer. 2013 Jan 1;100(1):99-103. doi: 10.1684/bdc.2012.1689.

[Article in French]

Authors

Emilie Le Rhun¹, Luc Taillandier, Patrick Beauchene, Olivier Bailon, François Dubois

Affiliation

¹ CHRU, clinique de neurochirurgie, hôpital Roger-Salengro, neuro-oncologie, rue Émile-Laine, 59037 Lille cedex, France.

PMID: 23360760
DOI: 10.1684/bdc.2012.1689

Abstract

Indications and choice of antiepileptic drugs (AED), treatments for cerebral edema and prophylactic and curative treatments of thromboembolic complications of brain metastasis are discussed.

Keywords: anticoagulant therapy; antiepileptic drugs; brain edema; brain metastasis; corticosteroids.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use*
Automobile Driving
Brain Edema / complications
Brain Edema / drug therapy*
Brain Neoplasms / complications
Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
Brain Neoplasms / therapy*
Epilepsy / drug therapy*
Epilepsy / etiology
Humans
Licensure
Status Epilepticus / drug therapy
Thromboembolism / complications
Thromboembolism / drug therapy*

Substances

Anticonvulsants