In the growing field of neuro-oncology, the past few years have witnessed rapid advances in tumor classification, treatment modalities, and the role of neurologists and neuro-oncologists. Neuro-Oncology for the Clinical Neurologist is a first-of-its-kind resource that focuses on patient-clinical scenarios relevant to the practicing neurologist―bringing you up to date with everything from basic principles and neuro-oncology imaging consults to neurologic complications of radiation, systemic, and immune-based therapies, and much more.

• Focuses on the clinical management of patients typically encountered by neurologists and neurology trainees.
• Provides clinically relevant updates in five key areas of neuro-oncology: primary CNS tumors, brain and leptomeningeal metastases, inherited tumor syndromes of the nervous system (e.g. neurofibromatosis), paraneoplastic and immune-mediated neurological complications of cancer, and neurological complications of cancer treatments.
• Includes a summary of clinical pearls and a reference list of clinical cases.
• Anchors each chapter with patient cases and clinical scenarios, provides evidence-based discussion, and explains patient management.

Contents

۱. Fundamentals of neuropathology: introduction to neuropathology and molecular diagnostics
۲. Surgical considerations for brain and spine tumors
۳. Introduction to radiation therapy
۴. Evidence-based approaches to chemotherapy for gliomas
۵. Evaluation of a dural-based lesion
۶. Evaluation of a supratentorial parenchymal brain lesion
۷. Evaluation of an infratentorial lesion
۸. Imaging of spinal lesions
۹. Evaluation of peripheral nerve lesions
۱۰. Approach to the meningioma patient
۱۱. Approach to the low-grade glioma patient
۱۲. Approach to the high-grade glioma patient
۱۳. Approach to the CNS lymphoma patient
۱۴. Approach to a brain metastasis patient
۱۵. Approach to the leptomeningeal metastases patient
۱۶. Approach to patients with the neoplasms associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, neurofibromatosis type 2, and schwannomatosis
۱۷. Approach to the patient with tuberous sclerosis
۱۸. Approach to Von Hippel Lindau, Cowden disease, and other inherited conditions
۱۹. Neurologic complications of cancer
۲۰. Paraneoplastic neurologic disorder syndromes
۲۱. Perineural spread of cancer
۲۲. Cancer-associated plexopathy
۲۳. Cancer complications in patients with hematologic malignancies
۲۴. Approach to the patient with radiation necrosis
۲۵. Neurologic complications of radiation
۲۶. Uncommon radiation-induced neurologic syndromes
۲۷. Approach to the patient with a delayed post-treatment CNS neurotoxicity
۲۸. Approach to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
۲۹. Neurologic complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors
۳۰. Neurologic complications associated with CAR T-cell therapy