9780195366747 (alk. paper)

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Rev. ed. of: Neurologic complications of cancer Jerome B. Posner. c1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview -- Pathophysiology of nervous system metastases -- Blood-nervous system barrier dysfunction : pathophysiology and treatment -- Supportive care and its complications -- Intracranial metastases -- Spinal metastases -- Leptomeningeal metastases -- Cancer involving cranial, peripheral nerves, and muscles --

Vascular disorders -- Central nervous system infections -- Delirium and metabolic and nutritional complications of cancer -- Side effects of chemotherapy -- Side effects of radiation therapy -- Neurotoxicity of surgical and diagnostic procedures -- Paraneoplastic syndromes.