RATIONALE: Learning about the side effects of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with brain tumors or other brain disorders may help doctors plan treatment and help patients live more comfortably. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the acute side effects in patients who are undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders.
OBJECTIVES: * Determine the incidence and types of acute complications in patients undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors or other brain disorders. * Determine the time frame for development and resolution of these complications in these patients. * Determine the severity of these complications in these patients. OUTLINE: Patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery. Patients also complete questionnaires about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 94 patients will be accrued for this study.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
76
Patients complete questionnaires about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery.
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Short-term adverse effects as assessed by a questionnaire
Patients undergo stereotactic radiosurgery. Patients also complete questionnaires about the side effects they experience from radiosurgery. The questionnaires are completed at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months after radiosurgery.
Time frame: at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months
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