Symptom management and supportive care of the patient with brain metastases.
The focus of care for patients with brain metastases will always be on therapeutic options such as surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. However, proper symptom management and supportive care of non-therapeutic issues will be equally as important, including treatment of seizures, use of anticonvulsants, corticosteroids, and gastric acid inhibitors, assessment of swallowing dysfunction, treatment of thromboembolic events, appropriate use, and safe application of anticoagulation, and evaluation of psychiatric issues. Appropriate management of these supportive aspects of patient care will improve overall quality of life and allow the patient and family to more easily concentrate on treatment.
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Herbert B
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Dardinger Neuro-Oncology Center, Department of Neurology, Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D016634:Radiosurgery
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents