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Neuro-oncology for the clinical neurologist /

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"In the growing field of neuro-oncology, the past few years have witnessed rapid advances in tumor classification, treatment modalities, and the role of neurologists and neuro-oncologists. Neuro-Oncology for the Clinical Neurologist is a first-of-its-kind resource that focuses on patient-clinic...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Strowd, Roy E., III (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2021]
Subjects:
Central nervous system > Cancer > Diagnosis.
Central nervous system > Cancer > Treatment.
Central nervous system > Tumors > Diagnosis.
Central nervous system > Tumors > Treatment.
Central Nervous System Neoplasms > diagnosis
Central Nervous System Neoplasms > therapy
Central nervous system > Cancer > Diagnosis
Central nervous system > Cancer > Treatment
Electronic books.
Internet Resources.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Fundamentals of neuropathology : Introduction to neuropathology and molecular diagnostics
  • Surgical considerations for brain and spine tumors
  • Introduction to radiation therapy
  • Evidence-based approaches to chemotherapy for gliomas
  • Evaluation of a dural-based lesion
  • Evaluation of a supratentorial parenchymal lesion
  • Evaluation of an infratentorial lesion
  • Imaging of spinal lesions
  • Evaluation of peripheral nerve lesions
  • Approach to the meningioma patient
  • Approach to the low-grade glioma patient
  • Approach to the high-grade glioma patient
  • Approach to the patient with CNS lymphoma
  • Approach to a patient with brain metastasis
  • Approach to the patient with leptomeningeal metastases
  • Approach to patients with the neoplasms associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, neurofibromatosis type 2, and schwannomatosis
  • Approach to the patient with tuberous sclerosis
  • Approach to von Hippel Lindau, Cowden disease, and other inherited conditions
  • Neurologic complications of cancer
  • Paraneoplastic neurological disorder syndromes
  • Perineural spread of cancer
  • Cancer-associated plexopathy
  • Cancer complications in patients with hematologic malignancies
  • Approach to the patient with radiation necrosis
  • Neurological complications of radiation
  • Uncommon radiation-induced neurological syndromes
  • Approach to the patient with a delayed posttreatment CNS neurotoxicity
  • Approach to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
  • Neurologic complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors
  • Neurologic complications associated with CAR T-cell therapy
  • Summary of clinical pearls
  • Reference list of clinical cases covered in this book.