Seizure characteristics and control following resection in 332 patients with low-grade gliomas

EF Chang, MB Potts, GE Keles, KR Lamborn… - Journal of …, 2008 - thejns.org
Object Seizures play an important role in the clinical presentation and postoperative quality
of life of patients who undergo surgical resection of low-grade gliomas (LGGs). The aim of …

Seizure characteristics and outcomes in 508 Chinese adult patients undergoing primary resection of low-grade gliomas: a clinicopathological study

G You, ZY Sha, W Yan, W Zhang, YZ Wang… - Neuro …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Seizure is a common presenting manifestation and plays an important role in the clinical
presentation and quality of life for patients with low-grade gliomas (LGGs). The authors set …

Predictors of seizure freedom after resection of supratentorial low-grade gliomas: a review

DJ Englot, MS Berger, NM Barbaro, EF Chang - Journal of neurosurgery, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Seizures are the most frequent presenting symptom in patients with low-grade
gliomas (LGGs), and significantly influence quality of life if they are uncontrolled. Achieving …

An extent of resection threshold for seizure freedom in patients with low-grade gliomas

DS Xu, AW Awad, C Mehalechko, JR Wilson… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Seizures are the most common presenting symptom of newly diagnosed WHO
Grade II gliomas (low-grade glioma [LGG]) and significantly impair quality of life. Although …

Seizures and the natural history of World Health Organization Grade II gliomas: a review

A Smits, H Duffau - Neurosurgery, 2011 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The majority of adults with low-grade gliomas have seizures. Despite the
frequency of seizures as initial symptoms and symptoms of later disease, seizures in relation …

Long-term seizure outcomes in adult patients undergoing primary resection of malignant brain astrocytomas

KL Chaichana, SL Parker, A Olivi… - Journal of …, 2009 - thejns.org
Object Seizures are a common presenting symptom and cause of morbidity for patients with
malignant astrocytomas. The authors set out to determine preoperative seizure …

Epilepsy and brain tumors

DJ Englot, EF Chang, CJ Vecht - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
Seizures are common in patients with brain tumors, and epilepsy can significantly impact
patient quality of life. Therefore, a thorough understanding of rates and predictors of …

Chronic intractable epilepsy as the only symptom of primary brain tumor

HH Morris, ML Estes, R Gilmore, PC Van Ness… - …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
We identified 39 patients with chronic epilepsy (seizures≥ 2 years) proven to have primary
brain tumors. These cases represent∼ 12% of the surgery cases for epilepsy in the same …

Epileptic seizures in diffuse low-grade gliomas in adults

J Pallud, E Audureau, M Blonski, N Sanai, L Bauchet… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Diffuse low-grade gliomas are highly epileptogenic brain tumours. We aimed to explore the
natural course of epileptic seizures, their predictors and the prognostic significance of their …

Seizures in low-grade gliomas: natural history, pathogenesis, and outcome after treatments

R Ruda, L Bello, H Duffau, R Soffietti - Neuro-oncology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Seizures represent a common symptom in low-grade gliomas; when uncontrolled, they
significantly contribute to patient morbidity and negatively impact quality of life. Tumor …