Radiation injury to the nervous system
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- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Current Opinion in Neurology
- Vol. 14 (6) , 725-734
Abstract
This article reviews the current knowledge with regard to neurotoxicity of conventional radiation, including recent understanding of the pathophysiology, molecular biology, diagnostic evaluation and clinical presentations, as well as proposed treatment modalities and possible protective agents.Keywords
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