© Springer International Publishing AG 2018David Schiff, Isabel Arrillaga and Patrick Y. Wen (eds.)Cancer Neurology in Clinical Practicehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57901-6_34 34. Neurological Complications of Cancer and Cancer Therapies in Long-Term Survivors Isabel Arrillaga1 (1) Department of Neurology/Neuro-Oncology, Massachusetts General…
Fig. 12.1 Multifactorial etiology of cognitive dysfunction in cancer patients As disruption in neurocognitive function can be a major cause of impaired quality of life, attention to these symptoms and consideration…
Fig. 27.1 A 34-year-old man presented with left-sided headaches, word finding difficulty, and short-term memory loss. Contrast-enhanced T1 coronal MRI (A) demonstrates a heterogeneously enhancing mass that appears to extend to…
Fig. 17.1 Ipilimumab-related hypophysitis. MRI of the brain in a 77-year-old woman with metastatic melanoma. After the fourth cycle of ipilimumab, she developed profound weakness, fatigue, and confusion, with significant endocrine…
l-Asparaginase Chlorambucil Interferon-a Bevacuzimab Cyclosporin A Lomustine Carmustine Etoposide Methotrexate Cisplatin 5-Fluorouracil Procarbazine Busulphan Ifosfamide Vincristine Table 9.2 Semiology and aetiology of new-onset seizures in cancer Semiology Aetiological condition Isolated generalized…
Clinical history suggesting a brain tumor headache Cancer patient with a new headache or a change in headache pattern Unrelenting crescendo headache Headache resistant to all medical interventions Pain location…
Number of patients Percentage of consults Chief complaint Back pain 385 18 Headache 192 9 Other pain 160 7 Altered mental status 521 24 Weakness 395 18 Sensory deficit…
Figure 1-1. Small sculpture of a sexual scene [Reprinted from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ancient_Egyptian_erotic_art#/media/File:Egypt-sex.jpg with permission from Creative Commons]. Figure 1-2. Turin erotic papyrus (damaged) [Reprinted from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turin_Erotic_Papyrus.jpg ]. One of the first…
Figure 27-1. Schematic representation of the G-spot (G) in relation to perineal innervation at the level of the corporis cavernosum clitoridis (ccc). The cavernous nerves (CN) branch from the neurovascular…
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