Conclusions Postoperative ES was diagnosed in 4.9% of patients after brain tumor surgery, and NCSE constituted the overwhelming majority of postoperative ES.doi:10.1016/j.inat.2019.100549Kazuki SakakuraEiichi IshikawaMasahide MatsudaHiroyoshi Akutsu
NEW ORLEANS — A retrospective chart review of patients at high risk for seizures after brain tumor surgery shows that levetiracetam prevented postoperative seizures in 93% in the 7 days after the surgery. "The incidence of seizures in patients treated with levetiracetam was definitely less than we...
Early postoperative seizures (EPS) are a common complication of brain tumour surgery. This paper investigates risk factors, management and clinical relevance of EPS. We retrospectively analysed the occurrence of EPS, clinical and laboratory parameters, imaging and histopathological findings in a cohort ...
In addition, after surgery, approximately 10% of meningioma patients without preoperative epilepsy experience new seizures. Variables associated with new postoperative seizures include tumor progression, prior radiation exposure, and gross total tumor resection. Both pre- and postoperative meningioma-related ...
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medicine if you do not already take it. If you currently take seizure medicine, the dose or type of medicine may need be changed. Recurrent seizures may occur if you do not take antiseizure medicine as directed. Surgery may be needed to remove a tumor or fix a problem in your brain. ...
If you have two or more unprovoked seizures, you may be diagnosed with epilepsy. This brain condition sometimes runs in families. But it can also be caused by a head trauma, infection, tumor, or injury that happened before birth. Some developmental issues, likeautism, can also raise your ...
What increases my risk for frontal lobe seizures?Epilepsy (condition that causes repeated seizures) A family history of epilepsy, especially autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy A history of febrile seizures (caused by a high fever) A traumatic brain injury or a brain tumor An ...
Other factors responsible for causing seizures are as follows: Epilepsy A stroke Brain tumor The use of drugs like cocaine, amphetamines, etc. Alcohol abuse Withdrawal symptoms due to any substance such as alcohol, or any medication. An electrolyte imbalance ...
Provoked seizuresare single seizures that may occur as the result of trauma,low blood sugar(hypoglycemia), low blood sodium,high fever, or alcohol or drug abuse. Fever-related (or febrile) seizures may occur during infancy but are usually outgrown by age 6. After a careful evaluation to estim...