Rapid Fire: Central Nervous System Emergencies

Sarah B Dubbs; Akilesh P Honasoge

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2018.04.010

Rapid Fire: Central Nervous System Emergencies

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2018 Aug;36(3):537-548. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.04.010. Epub 2018 Jun 12.

Authors

Sarah B Dubbs¹, Akilesh P Honasoge²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: sdubbs@som.umaryland.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

PMID: 30037440
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.04.010

Abstract

Neurologic complications are unfortunately common in oncology patients, with many presenting to the emergency department for diagnosis and management. This case-based review provides a brief overview of the key points in pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of 2 oncologic central nervous system emergencies: malignant spinal cord compression and intracranial mass.

Keywords: Cancer; Cauda equina; Emergency; Malignant spinal cord compression; Metastases; Neurologic.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Central Nervous System Diseases* / diagnosis
Central Nervous System Diseases* / epidemiology
Central Nervous System Diseases* / therapy
Disease Management*
Emergencies / epidemiology*
Global Health
Humans
Incidence