Neurotoxicity of Radiation Therapy

Neurologic Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 217-234

  Dropcho, Edward J ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexopathy; Brain neoplasms; Lumbosacral plexopathy; Myelopathy; Radiation adverse effects

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DONEPEZIL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; OXYGEN; PENTOXIFYLLINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; WARFARIN;

ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL SYMPATHECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PALLIDOTOMY; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; THALAMOTOMY;

ANIMALS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 70449638445     PISSN: 07338619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2009.09.008     Document Type: Review

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