• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Aug 2018

    Review

    Rapid Fire: Central Nervous System Emergencies.

    • Sarah B Dubbs and Akilesh P Honasoge.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: sdubbs@som.umaryland.edu.
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2018 Aug 1; 36 (3): 537-548.

    AbstractNeurologic complications are unfortunately common in oncology patients, with many presenting to the emergency department for diagnosis and management. This case-based review provides a brief overview of the key points in pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of 2 oncologic central nervous system emergencies: malignant spinal cord compression and intracranial mass.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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