title: Cranial neuropathy in systemic malignancy in a VA population.
abstract: We studied 30 men with cranial neuropathy (CN) and systemic malignancy to determine the etiology and prognosis of CN. The most common malignancy was prostate (33%), followed by lung (27%). The etiology of CN was metastatic in 25 (83%) and nonmetastatic in 5 (17%). Only 6 patients improved: 3 metastatic and 3 nonmetastatic. Although prognosis for recovery was better in the nonmetastatic group, there was no significant difference in survival between the metastatic and the nonmetastatic groups.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, IL 60141.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Zdonczyk
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Rubino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D014728:Veterans