title: Neurologic emergencies in cancer patients.
abstract: Neurologic emergencies are common among cancer patients and their incidence is increasing as patients live longer as a result of improved antineoplastic therapy. This article reviews acute neurologic complications in cancer patients. Among those complications reviewed are brain metastases, epidural spinal cord compression, leptomeningeal metastases, cerebrovascular disorders, complications of antineoplastic therapy, and paraneoplastic syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Brain Tumor Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schiff
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Batchelor
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Wen
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents