Open AccessContemporary Review of the Management of Brain Metastasis with Radiation
Author(s) -
Deepak Khuntia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advances in neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2356-6787
pISSN - 2314-789X
DOI - 10.1155/2015/372856
Subject(s) - neurocognitive , brain metastasis , medicine , radiation therapy , intensive care medicine , metastasis , psychiatry , cognition , cancer
Brain metastases are an important cause of morbidity and mortality, afflicting approximately 200,000 Americans annually. The prognosis for these patients is poor, with median survivals typically measured in months. In this review article, we present the standard treatment approaches with whole brain radiation and as well as novel approaches in the prevention of neurocognitive deficits
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