Cancer neurology in clinical practice; neurological complications of cancer and its treatment, 2d ed.9781588299833 Cancer neurology neurology (n  rŏl`əjē, ny–), study of the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the human nervous system. in clinical practice; neurological neurological, neurologicpertaining to or emanating from the nervous system or from neurology. neurological assessment evaluation of the health status of a patient with a nervous system disorder or dysfunction. complications of cancer and its treatment, 2d ed. Ed. by David Schiff et al. Humana Press Inc. 2008 636 pages $169.00 Hardcover RC347 This work provides clinicians from various backgrounds and levels of training with a reference on the differential diagnosis differential diagnosis n. Determination of which one of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is the one from which the patient is suffering. Also called differentiation. , treatment, strategy, and management of neurologic neurologic /neu·ro·log·ic/ (-loj´ik) pertaining to neurology or to the nervous system. Neurologic Having to do with the nervous system. symptoms in patients with cancer. The book begins with an overview of the field of neuro- oncology and a review of the role of neuroimaging in the diagnosis of neuro-oncologic disease. Several chapters on interpretation and management of common neuro-oncologic symptoms follow. Subsequent sections contain chapters on the direct and indirect neurologic complications of cancer as well as complications of therapy. The final section focuses on the spectrum and management of neurologic disease in patients with cancer of specific organs. The art program includes color and b&w medical images. The readership for the book includes neuro-oncologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, and medical and radiation oncologists radiation oncologist Radiation therapist A radiologist specialized in using radioactive substances and x-rays to treat tumors and CA; an oncologist who uses various formats of radiation to manage CA Salary ± $200K. See Oncologist. . Schiff is affiliated with the University of Virginia's School of Medicine. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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