Epilepsy and brain tumors

R Rudà, E Trevisan, R Soffietti - Current opinion in oncology, 2010 - journals.lww.com
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Guidelines on management of low‐grade gliomas: report of an EFNS–EANO* Task Force

R Soffietti, BG Baumert, L Bello… - European journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Diffuse infiltrative low‐grade gliomas of the cerebral hemispheres in the adult
are a group of tumors with distinct clinical, histological and molecular characteristics, and …

A prospective evaluation and literature review of levetiracetam use in patients with brain tumors and seizures

JB Usery, LM Michael, AK Sills, CK Finch - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2010 - Springer
To determine the safety and tolerability of IV and oral levetiracetam monotherapy for
seizures in brain tumor patients following resection. Brain tumor patients undergoing …

Awake mapping optimizes the extent of resection for low-grade gliomas in eloquent areas

A De Benedictis, S Moritz-Gasser, H Duffau - Neurosurgery, 2010 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Awake craniotomy with intraoperative electrical mapping is a reliable
method to minimize the risk of permanent deficit during surgery for low-grade glioma located …

Recurrence and malignant degeneration after resection of adult hemispheric low-grade gliomas

KL Chaichana, MJ McGirt, J Laterra, A Olivi… - Journal of …, 2010 - thejns.org
Object Unlike their malignant counterparts, low-grade gliomas are associated with
prolonged survival. However, these tumors have a propensity to progress after resection and …

Morphological characteristics of brain tumors causing seizures

JW Lee, PY Wen, S Hurwitz, P Black… - Archives of …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To quantify size and localization differences between tumors presenting with
seizures vs nonseizure neurological symptoms. Design Retrospective imaging survey. We …

Seizure control outcomes after resection of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor in 50 patients

EF Chang, C Christie, JE Sullivan, PA Garcia… - Journal of …, 2010 - thejns.org
Object Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) are a subset of relatively rare
glioneuronal tumors that typically present with epilepsy during childhood. The authors' aim …

Seizures in patients with low-grade gliomas—incidence, pathogenesis, surgical management, and pharmacotherapy

D Kurzwelly, U Herrlinger, M Simon - Low-Grade Gliomas, 2010 - Springer
Seizures complicate the clinical course of> 80% of patients with low-grade gliomas. Patients
with some tumor variants almost always have epilepsy. Diffuse low-grade gliomas (LGG) are …

Antiepileptic drug therapy in the perioperative course of neurosurgical patients

M Klimek, R Dammers - Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Antiepileptic drug therapy in the perioperative course of ne... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Antiepileptic drug therapy in the perioperative course of neurosurgical …

Management of diffuse low-grade cerebral gliomas

VC Prabhu, A Khaldi, KP Barton, E Melian… - Neurologic …, 2010 - neurologic.theclinics.com
World Health Organization (WHO) grade II gliomas (GIIG) are diffuse, invasive, slowgrowing,
primary intra-axial neuroectodermal tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). 1–10 They …