Chapter 52C Cancer and the Nervous System
Clinical Features and Complications
Headache
Simple analgesics are usually adequate to treat headache related to impingement on pain-sensitive structures in the brain, but in rare circumstances, opioid analgesics may be required. In general, attempts should be made to treat the underlying tumor and associated vasogenic edema in order to relieve the headache. In patients without hydrocephalus, this treatment typically includes surgical resection and may include radiation and/or chemotherapy as well as the use of corticosteroids to treat vasogenic edema (see Cerebral Edema
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