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Background

Normally from cancer

Diagnosis

MRI, may get CT myelography

Treatment

  1. Consult neurosurg and/or rad onch
  2. Corticosteroid Therapy
    1. Normally dexamethasone (4 to 100 mg)
    2. Consider emergent radiation, surgical intervention, and/or chemo therapy

Disposition

Admit

See Also

Source

DONALDSON 9/07 (Adapted from Lampe, Hockberger, Brower, and Mistry)

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