Neurologic Complications of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias

Dec 24, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Neurologic Complications of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias

Hematologic disorder Most common monoclonal protein type Neuropathy phenotype Autonomic involvement Helpful laboratory markers Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance IgM kappa Length-dependent, sensory predominant, demyelinating with prolonged distal latencies –…

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Neurological Complications of Targeted Therapies

Dec 24, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Neurological Complications of Targeted Therapies

Agent Therapeutic target(s)/mechanism of action Use(s) in cancer treatment Common neurologic toxicities (≥10% of patients) Rare neurologic toxicities (<10%) Monoclonal antibodies Bevacizumab VEGF-A Metastatic colorectal cancer, nonsquamous NSCLC, platinum-resistant ovarian…

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Neurologic Complications of Lymphoma

Dec 24, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Neurologic Complications of Lymphoma

Fig. 31.1 MRI lumbar spine T1 post-contrast sagittal image showing leptomeningeal enhancement of the cauda equina and lumbosacral nerve roots in a 74-year-old man with a transformed follicular lymphoma, presenting with…

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