Imaging aspects of neurologic emergencies in children treated for non-CNS malignancies.
There is a paucity of radiologic literature addressing neurologic emergencies in children receiving therapy for non-CNS primary malignancies. In the acute setting, many of these children present to local community hospitals. This pictorial is from a single institutional experience describing the spectrum of neurologic emergencies seen in children with non-CNS cancers. We hope to familiarize pediatric radiologists with these entities in order to expedite diagnosis, facilitate treatment, and minimize morbidity and mortality that may be associated with these complications.
Kaste
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-2794, USA. sue.kaste@stjude.org
Rodriguez-Galindo
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C
Furman
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WL
Langston
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J
Thompson
S J
SJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed