title: [Neurological complications in cancer patients].
abstract: Neurological symptoms in cancer patients have a great impact on quality of life and need an interdisciplinary approach. They lead to significant impairment in activities of daily living (gait disorders, dizziness), a loss of patients independency (vegetative disturbances, wheel-chair dependency) and interfere with social activities (ban of driving in case of epilepsy). In this article we describe three main and serious neurological problems in the context of oncological patients. These are chemotherapy-induced polyneuropathy, malignant spinal cord compression and epileptic seizures. Our aim is to increase the awareness of neurological complications in cancer patients to improve patients care.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Neurologie und Klinik für Hämatologie und Onkologie, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hundsberger
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Neurologie und Hirntumorzentrum, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Neurologie und Hirntumorzentrum, Kantonsspital Aarau.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Roelcke
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: Chemotherapie-induzierte Polyneuropathie; Epilepsie; Neurologie; Onkologie; cerebral and spinal metastasis; chemotherapy-induced polyneuropathy; epilepsy; métastases cérébrales et de la moelle épinière; neurology; oncologie, neurologie; oncology; polyneuropathie induite par la chimiothérapie; zerebrale und spinale Metastasierung; épilepsie