[Neurological complications of cancer]

Rev Prat. 2003 Dec 15;53(19):2147-52.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Neurological complications of cancer are common, and some of them are true emergency. Rapid diagnosis and treatment can preserve neurologic functions and sometimes save a life. Raised intracranial pressure, epilepsy, spinal cord compression, cerebral vascular complication and infectious meningitis are the most common neurologic emergencies in cancer patient.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Epilepsy / etiology
  • Epilepsy / therapy
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hypertension / etiology
  • Intracranial Hypertension / therapy
  • Neoplasms / complications*
  • Nervous System Diseases / etiology*
  • Nervous System Diseases / therapy*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / therapy