Neurology

Palliation

Questions discussed in this category

What criteria do you use to decide whether to start anticonvulsants in patients with brain metastases?

Do all patients with brain metastases get started on anticonvulsants? Do you decide based on extent of edema, tumor size, or something else?&nb...

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Do you take any special precautions when treating cervical spine metastases?

Do you require neurosurgical evaluation first? Do you require any patients to wear a neck brace?

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How do you manage cranial radiotherapy in the setting of an acute CVA?

In a palliative setting, how long would you wait to initiate WBRT?

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Papers discussed in this category

Stroke, 2008 Jul 17

Establishing final infarct volume: stroke lesion evolution past 30 days is insignificant.

J Neuroimaging, 2020 Feb 10

From "Time is Brain" to "Imaging is Brain": A Paradigm Shift in the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, 2010-09

Reliability analysis of the epidural spinal cord compression scale.

Spine, 2010-10-15

A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.

Neurosurgery,

Strategies to Mitigate Toxicities From Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spine Metastases.

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