Neuro-oncology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Vinken, P. J., Bruyn, G. W., Vech, Charles J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, [1997-]
Series:Handbook of clinical neurology ; v. 67.
Handbook of clinical neurology ; v. 68.
Handbook of clinical neurology ; v. 69.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Brain tumors: principles of biology, diagnosis and therapy
  • pt. 2. Gliomas and other primary tumors of the brain and spinal cord
  • pt. 3. Neurological disorders in systemic cancer.
  • Biology of brain tumors
  • Ontogeny and classification of brain tumors / M. Beatriz ... [et. al.]
  • Regulatory pathways in normal and tumor cells / Ellen C. Zwarhoff
  • Molecular genetics of hereditary and non-hereditary central nervous system tumors / Edward J. Dropcho
  • Brain tumor edema and the role of the blood-brain barrier / Amer F. Samdani, Rafael J.. Tamargo and Don M. Long
  • Pseudotumor cerebri (benign intracranial hypertension): mechanisms, causes and therapy / Saleh M. Al Deeb, Basim A. Yaqub and G.W. Bruyn
  • General aspects of diagnosis and therapy of brain tumors.
  • Epidemiology of brain tumors / Nicolaas I. Bohnen and Leonard T. Kurland
  • Signs of focal lesions and of increased intracranial pressure in brain tumors / Kurt A. Jaeckle
  • Brain tumor imaging / Robert A. Zimmerman
  • Neuro-imaging of spinal tumors / George Krol
  • Laboratory diagnosis of brain tumors / Johan M. Kros
  • Principles and new techniques in neurosurgery / Thomas C. Chen and Michael L.J. Apuzzo
  • Principles and new techniques in radiotherapy / Michael Brada and Gillian Ross
  • Principles and application of chemotherapy in brain tumors / Paul L. Kornblith and William C. Welch.
  • Immunotherapy and gene therapy / P.A.E. Sillevis Smitt and G.T. Manley
  • Methodology of clinical trials in brain tumors / J. Hildebrand and T. Sahmoud
  • Neurotoxicity and quality of life
  • Radiation damage to the brain / K. Peterson and D.A. Rottenberg
  • Combined radiation and chemotherapy induced disorders of the brain and spinal cord / M.C. Vigliani, R. Yaya-Tur and J.Y. Delattre
  • Radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction in adults / M.C. Vigliani, C. Duyckaerts and J.Y. Delattre
  • Issues of quality of life in neuro-oncology / Christina A. Meyers.