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In this narrative review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the literature on cognitive problems in non‐CNS cancer patients. We then focus on studies investigating the risk of cancer in patients with dementia, and the risk of dementia in patients with cancer in the general population.
- Brain Metastasis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Continuing Education Activity. Brain metastases are a common...
- Brain Metastasis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
15 wrz 2020 · Purpose. Conventional wisdom has rendered patients with brain metastases ineligible for clinical trials for fear that poor survival could mask the benefit of otherwise promising treatments. Our group previously published the diagnosis-specific Graded Prognostic Assessment (GPA).
24 sie 2005 · In this case study, we describe a patient with a dementia due to a brain tumor. This unusual cause of dementia illustrates the importance of a thorough evaluation of anyone who experiences relatively sudden changes in cognitive functions.
29 sty 2021 · Cancers that have spread to the brain from somewhere else in the body are called secondary brain tumours, or brain metastases. Many different cancer types can spread to the brain, with lung and breast cancers being the most common.
Metrics & Citations. Get Access. References. Media. Tables. Share. Abstract. When a patient with cancer develops a brain metastasis, death is usually imminent, but aggressive treatment in some patients with limited or no systemic disease yields long-term survival. In such patients, delayed deleterious effects of therapy are particularly tragic.
1 sty 2008 · This chapter discusses the general aspects of the most important factors involved in the genesis of cognitive dysfunction in adult brain tumor patients. The chapter reviews the particularities pertaining to the most common types of brain tumors.
3 kwi 2023 · Continuing Education Activity. Brain metastases are a common complication of cancer and the most common type of brain tumor. Anywhere from 10% to 26% of patients who die from their cancer will develop brain metastases.
