title: Neurologic complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) can affect the nervous systems in several ways. The neurologic complications of this disease may be related to direct involvement of any part of the nervous system by metastasis or direct invasion, paraneoplastic involvement, or as a consequence of neurotoxicity from treatment(s) for the lymphoma. In addition, patients may develop infectious complications in the nervous system from immunosuppression related to the disease or its treatment. This review discusses direct involvement of the peripheral nervous system by lymphoma and paraneoplastic disease and briefly addresses some nervous system infections in lymphoma patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 982045 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2045, USA.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giglio
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D017933:Peripheral Nervous System / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology