title: Electrodiagnosis in Cancer Rehabilitation.
abstract: With numerous advancements in early detection and multimodal therapy, cancer has become a chronic disease. As the number of cancer survivors continues to increase, physiatrists and other neuromuscular disease specialists are more likely to encounter individuals with residual impairments, disabilities, and/or handicaps resulting from cancer or related treatments. The patient with cancer is especially prone to injury directed at the peripheral nervous system at multiple anatomic levels. Electrodiagnosis is an invaluable tool in the evaluation of neuromuscular disorders in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Medicine Service, Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: custodc1@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Christian M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Custodio
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
keywords: Cancer rehabiliation; Electrodiagnosis; Neuropathy; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Plexopathy; Radiculopathy