Epilepsy in patients with central nervous system tumors

Curr Opin Neurol. 1996 Dec;9(6):424-8. doi: 10.1097/00019052-199612000-00005.

Abstract

Seizure is often the first manifestation of a central nervous system tumor; such tumors are often responsible for pharmacologically refractory seizures. The treatment of tumor-associated epilepsy should, on one hand, follow sound neuro-oncological principles and, on the other hand, control the epilepsy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Astrocytoma / complications
  • Astrocytoma / diagnosis
  • Astrocytoma / physiopathology
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Brain Mapping
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications*
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsy / diagnosis
  • Epilepsy / etiology*
  • Epilepsy / physiopathology
  • Epilepsy / therapy
  • Glioma / complications
  • Glioma / diagnosis
  • Glioma / physiopathology
  • Humans