Hospital Medicine

Neuro-Oncology

Questions discussed in this category

Do you refer all patients with new findings of CNS or epidural mets/tumor to ED for evaluation or are there some that can be managed completely outpatient?

E.g., patients with small CNS mets without vasogenic edema or symptoms. Epidural disease without epidural spinal cord compression or asymptomatic low-...

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How do you approach anti-seizure medication management when it was started by another team for a seizure-naive patient before/after craniotomy for a tumor?

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What are some alternatives to dexamethasone for brain edema in patients who are allergic, have an intolerance, or refuse the medication?

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How would you manage newly diagnosed spinal cord compression presenting with paraplegia without tissue confirmation?

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How do you manage a hemorrhage from a cavernous malformation following SRS?

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Papers discussed in this category

Cancer, 2011 Feb 01

Boswellia serrata acts on cerebral edema in patients irradiated for brain tumors: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot trial.

Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 2010-09

Reliability analysis of the epidural spinal cord compression scale.

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