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Medically intractable epilepsies of tumoural aetiology. Report of 4 cases treated according to the method described by J. Talairach et al.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6937106     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors present 4 patients with medically uncontrollable epilepsy of tumoural aetiology (grade I-II gliomas). In two of them, CT scan showed probable neoplastic lesions, located deeply in the left frontal and right temporal lobes respectively, reflected in the SEG studies only in the second case. The other two were patients with left frontal gliomas in whom seizures did not disappear after removal of the tumour. After SEEG studies defined the epileptogenic zone and the lesion and these were removed, complete suppression of the seizures was achieved in two patients and the other two only unfrequently suffered seizures. We emphasize the importance of SEEG studies for success in treating patients with gliomata previously diagnosed by CT scan, and who have seizures uncontrolled by anticonvulsants as the only symptom.
Authors:
R Garcia Sola; J Miravet; C Parera; G Bravo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta neurochirurgica. Supplementum     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0065-1419     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien)     Publication Date:  1980  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-04-24     Completed Date:  1981-04-24     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0140560     Medline TA:  Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien)     Country:  AUSTRIA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  121-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
Astrocytoma / complications*,  surgery
Brain Neoplasms / complications*,  surgery
Child
Drug Resistance
Epilepsy / drug therapy,  etiology*,  therapy
Female
Frontal Lobe*
Humans
Male
Oligodendroglioma / complications*,  surgery
Temporal Lobe*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anticonvulsants

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