Neurol Clin. 2021 May;39(2):545-563. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.01.012. Epub 2021 Mar 31.
ABSTRACT
Cancer and cancer therapies have the potential to affect the nervous system in a host of different ways. Cerebral edema, increased intracranial pressure, cerebrovascular events, status epilepticus, and epidural spinal cord compression are among those most often presenting as emergencies. Neurologic side-effects of cancer therapies are often mild, but occasionally result in serious illness. Immunotherapies cause autoimmune-related neurologic side-effects that are generally responsive to immunosuppressive therapies. Emergency management of neuro-oncologic problems benefits from early identification and close collaboration among interdisciplinary team members and patients or surrogate decision-makers.
PMID:33896532 | DOI:10.1016/j.ncl.2021.01.012