Neurologic emergencies in oncology
| Autor: | Peggy Wilds Klein |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Emotions MEDLINE Nursing assessment Signs and symptoms Antineoplastic Agents Cerebral metastasis Central Nervous System Diseases Neoplasms medicine Meningeal Neoplasms Humans Intensive care medicine Neurologic Examination Spinal Neoplasms Endocarditis Radiotherapy Oncology (nursing) business.industry Brain Diseases Metabolic Brain Neoplasms Cerebral Infarction Emergency situations Spinal metastasis business Leptomeningeal metastasis Disseminated cancer |
| Zdroj: | Seminars in oncology nursing. 1(4) |
| ISSN: | 0749-2081 |
| Popis: | N EUROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS of disseminated cancer are common and include emergency situations that respond well to treatment when recognized early. These complications include cerebral metastasis, leptomeningeal metastasis, spinal metastasis, embolic cerebral infarct, and metabolic encephalopathy. The following discussion emphasizes clinical signs and symptoms of these neurologic emergencies as well as nursing assessment and management. |
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