Seizure prognosis in brain tumors: new insights and evidence-based management

CJ Vecht, M Kerkhof, A Duran-Pena - The oncologist, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Brain tumor-related epilepsy (BTE) is common in low-and high-grade gliomas. The risk of
seizures varies between 60% and 100% among low-grade gliomas and between 40% and …

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 …

Optimizing antiepileptic drug treatment in tumoral epilepsy

E Perucca - Epilepsia, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Between 30% and 50% of patients with brain tumors first present with a seizure,
and up to 30% more will develop seizures later. Therefore, optimal management of these …

[HTML][HTML] Potential influence of IDH1 mutation and MGMT gene promoter methylation on glioma-related preoperative seizures and postoperative seizure control

AM Feyissa, GA Worrell, WO Tatum, KL Chaichana… - Seizure, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To examine the occurrence of glioma-related preoperative seizures (GPS) and post-
operative seizure control (PSC) with respect to patients characteristics including five …

Seizure outcome after radiotherapy and chemotherapy in low-grade glioma patients: a systematic review

JAF Koekkoek, M Kerkhof, L Dirven… - Neuro …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
There is growing evidence that antitumor treatment contributes to better seizure control in
low-grade glioma patients. We performed a systematic review of the current literature on …

Seizure control following radiotherapy in patients with diffuse gliomas: a retrospective study

R Ruda, U Magliola, L Bertero, E Trevisan… - Neuro …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Little information is available regarding the effect of conventional radiotherapy
on glioma-related seizures. Methods In this retrospective study, we analyzed the seizure …

The role of radiotherapy in the management of patients with diffuse low grade glioma: A systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline

TC Ryken, I Parney, J Buatti, SN Kalkanis… - Journal of neuro …, 2015 - Springer
Questions 1. What is the optimal role of external beam radiotherapy in the management of
adult patients with newly diagnosed low-grade glioma (LGG) in terms of improving outcome …

Seizure reduction in a low-grade glioma: more than a beneficial side effect of temozolomide

JAF Koekkoek, L Dirven, JJ Heimans… - Journal of Neurology …, 2015 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Seizures are a common symptom in patients with low-grade glioma (LGG),
negatively influencing quality of life, if uncontrolled. Besides antiepileptic drugs, antitumour …

Resective surgery for medically refractory epilepsy using intraoperative MRI and functional neuronavigation: the Erlangen experience of 415 patients

K Roessler, A Hofmann, B Sommer, P Grummich… - Neurosurgical …, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Intraoperative overestimation of resection volume in epilepsy surgery is a well-
known problem that can lead to an unfavorable seizure outcome. Intraoperative MRI (iMRI) …

Postoperative epilepsy and survival in glioma patients: a nationwide population-based cohort study from 2009 to 2018

M Marku, BK Rasmussen, F Belmonte… - Journal of Neuro …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Postoperative epilepsy is common in glioma patients and has been suggested to
indicate disease progression, yet knowledge of its role as a prognostic factor is limited. This …