TY - JOUR
T1 - Aggression in a patient with primary brain tumor
T2 - Ethical implications for best management
AU - Villano, Lee J.
AU - Mlinarevich, Nada
AU - Watson, Karriem S.
AU - Engelhard, Herbert H.
AU - Anderson-Shaw, Lisa
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - We present a case of a 55-year-old male diagnosed with glioblastoma (GB) involving the left frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes that developed aggression and committed a violent act against his wife. Aggression and violence have rarely been presented in the neuro-oncology literature, but have been well documented in stroke and dementia literature. We discuss the case along with the ethical principles as well as best management practices that may have been employed. As our therapies improve overall survival in brain tumors, aggression is an important behavior that the field must acknowledge.
AB - We present a case of a 55-year-old male diagnosed with glioblastoma (GB) involving the left frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes that developed aggression and committed a violent act against his wife. Aggression and violence have rarely been presented in the neuro-oncology literature, but have been well documented in stroke and dementia literature. We discuss the case along with the ethical principles as well as best management practices that may have been employed. As our therapies improve overall survival in brain tumors, aggression is an important behavior that the field must acknowledge.
KW - Aggression
KW - Brain tumor
KW - Ethics
KW - Glioblastoma
KW - Violence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=68949112060&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=68949112060&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11060-009-9850-3
DO - 10.1007/s11060-009-9850-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 19267227
AN - SCOPUS:68949112060
SN - 0167-594X
VL - 94
SP - 293
EP - 296
JO - Journal of Neuro-Oncology
JF - Journal of Neuro-Oncology
IS - 2
ER -
