Small cell lung cancer can cause delirium, the condition indicates that small cell lung cancer patients have brain metastasis.
Patients with brain metastasis of small cell lung cancer usually have symptoms such as headache, vomiting, bad temper or delirium for no reason, which are caused by intracranial hypertension or brain nerve damage due to lung cancer metastasis to the brain. If patients have brain metastasis of small cell lung cancer, they need to be treated according to their specific conditions, such as how much metastasis, where the metastasis is located, etc. Generally, it is recommended to choose gamma knife treatment or radiation therapy.
In addition, patients in the early stage of small cell lung cancer should also pay attention to preventing brain metastasis, which can be prevented by whole brain radiation therapy, which can significantly reduce the probability of brain metastasis of small cell lung cancer.