TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Intracranial Neoplasms and Paraneoplastic Disorders A1 - Ropper, Allan H. A1 - Samuels, Martin A. A1 - Klein, Joshua P. A1 - Prasad, Sashank Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 11e AB - Tumors of the central nervous system constitute a vitally important chapter of neurologic medicine. Their importance derives from their great variety; the numerous neurologic symptoms caused by their size, location, and invasive qualities; the destruction and displacement of tissues in which they are situated; the elevation of intracranial pressure they cause; and, most of all, their lethality. The nature of practice for brain tumors is changing as a result of advances in anesthesiology, stereotactic and microneurosurgical techniques, focused radiation therapy, and the use of new chemotherapeutic agents. Moreover, our understanding of the genetic aspects of brain tumors is undergoing vast changes, which offer the prospect of new treatments. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162594392 ER -