NEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIES IN CANCER-PATIENTS

Neurologic emergencies are common among cancer patients and their inci dence is increasing as patients live longer as a result of improved an tineoplastic therapy. This article reviews acute neurologic complicati ons in cancer patients. Among those complications reviewed are brain m etastases, epidural spinal cord compression, leptomeningeal metastases , cerebrovascular disorders, complications of antineoplastic therapy, and paraneoplastic syndromes.