Stroke in cancer patients Journal Article
| Authors: | Nguyen, T.; De Angelis, L. M. |
| Article Title: | Stroke in cancer patients |
| Abstract: | Cancer patients are at increased risk for stroke from direct and indirect effects of their malignancy. Some tumors are at high risk for cerebrovascular complications. Certain stroke mechanisms are specific to cancer, such as compression and occlusion of cerebral vessels by tumor, coagulopathy predisposing to hemorrhage and thrombosis, and treatment-related atherosclerosis. Special consideration for these mechanisms needs to be made when evaluating cancer patients, and treatment aimed at secondary prevention needs to incorporate overall prognosis and goals of care. Copyright © 2006 by Current Science Inc. |
| Keywords: | cancer chemotherapy; leukemia; surgical technique; clinical feature; pathogenesis; cisplatin; fluorouracil; antineoplastic agents; cancer patient; cancer radiotherapy; methotrexate; neurotoxicity; brain tumor; neoplasms; bleeding; thrombocytopenia; peripheral neuropathy; risk factors; cyclophosphamide; risk assessment; cerebrovascular disease; stroke; vein thrombosis; atherosclerosis; thrombosis; comorbidity; warfarin; brain disease; heparin; asparaginase; tamoxifen; malignant neoplastic disease; high risk population; acute lymphocytic leukemia; bone marrow transplantation; blood clotting disorder; brain blood vessel; cerebrovascular circulation; secondary prevention; fibrinogen; cerebrovascular accident; blood clotting factor 9; medroxyprogesterone acetate; plasminogen; protein c; brain embolism; antithrombin iii; protein s; blood vessel occlusion; blood coagulation disorders |
| Journal Title: | Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 1528-4042 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Date Published: | 2006-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 187 |
| End Page: | 192 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11910-006-0004-0 |
| PUBMED: | 16635426 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 7" - "Export Date: 4 June 2012" - "CODEN: CNNRB" - "Source: Scopus" |
