Identification of a seasonal pattern to brain metastases

Minas Sakellakis,1 Angelos Koutras,1 Maria Pittaka,2 Dimitrios Kardamakis,2 Melpomeni Kalofonou,1 Haralabos P Kalofonos,1 Despina Spyropoulou2 1Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, 2Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Patras Medical School, Rion, Patras, GreeceW...

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Autores principales:	Sakellakis M, Koutras A, Pittaka M, Kardamakis D, Kalofonou M, Kalofonos HP, Spyropoulou D
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2016
Materias:	Seasonal variability temperature distribution brain Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:15422170d2474170bfe1f9e3b7af12c52021-12-02T02:30:32ZIdentification of a seasonal pattern to brain metastases1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/15422170d2474170bfe1f9e3b7af12c52016-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/identification-of-a-seasonal-pattern-to-brain-metastases-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Minas Sakellakis,1 Angelos Koutras,1 Maria Pittaka,2 Dimitrios Kardamakis,2 Melpomeni Kalofonou,1 Haralabos P Kalofonos,1 Despina Spyropoulou2 1Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, 2Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Patras Medical School, Rion, Patras, GreeceWe have previously tested our hypothesis that there is a seasonality in the incidence of carcinomatous meningitis.1 Although further validation is needed in a larger cohort, we found that leptomeningeal metastasis occurred more often during warm months of the year which, in the case of Greece, is the period generally marked with the larger daytime length.1 Carcinomatous meningitis is closely related to brain metastasis, and a logical question is whether warm season is marked by a greater propensity also for brain metastasis.2 Sakellakis MKoutras APittaka MKardamakis DKalofonou MKalofonos HPSpyropoulou DDove Medical PressarticleSeasonalvariabilitytemperaturedistributionbrainNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol 2016, Iss Issue 1, Pp 609-610 (2016)
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topic	Seasonal variability temperature distribution brain Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
spellingShingle	Seasonal variability temperature distribution brain Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Sakellakis M Koutras A Pittaka M Kardamakis D Kalofonou M Kalofonos HP Spyropoulou D Identification of a seasonal pattern to brain metastases
description	Minas Sakellakis,1 Angelos Koutras,1 Maria Pittaka,2 Dimitrios Kardamakis,2 Melpomeni Kalofonou,1 Haralabos P Kalofonos,1 Despina Spyropoulou2 1Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, 2Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Patras Medical School, Rion, Patras, GreeceWe have previously tested our hypothesis that there is a seasonality in the incidence of carcinomatous meningitis.1 Although further validation is needed in a larger cohort, we found that leptomeningeal metastasis occurred more often during warm months of the year which, in the case of Greece, is the period generally marked with the larger daytime length.1 Carcinomatous meningitis is closely related to brain metastasis, and a logical question is whether warm season is marked by a greater propensity also for brain metastasis.2
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title	Identification of a seasonal pattern to brain metastases
title_short	Identification of a seasonal pattern to brain metastases
title_full	Identification of a seasonal pattern to brain metastases
title_fullStr	Identification of a seasonal pattern to brain metastases
title_full_unstemmed	Identification of a seasonal pattern to brain metastases
title_sort	identification of a seasonal pattern to brain metastases
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2016
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Identification of a seasonal pattern to brain metastases

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