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Chapter 55 - Leptomeningeal Disease

from Section 6 - Nervous System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 August 2023

Monica Kathleen Wattana
Affiliation:
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Overview of neurologic complications such as delirium, depression, elevated intracranial pressure, hemorrhage, leptomenigneal disease, seizure management, and spinal cord issues in cancer patients

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Print publication year: 2023

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  • Leptomeningeal Disease
  • Monica Kathleen Wattana, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Book: Pocket Guide to Oncologic Emergencies
  • Online publication: 10 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052900.056
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  • Leptomeningeal Disease
  • Monica Kathleen Wattana, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Book: Pocket Guide to Oncologic Emergencies
  • Online publication: 10 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052900.056
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  • Leptomeningeal Disease
  • Monica Kathleen Wattana, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Book: Pocket Guide to Oncologic Emergencies
  • Online publication: 10 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009052900.056
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