Status epilepticus in patients with brain tumors and metastases: A multicenter cohort study of 208 patients and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Brain tumors and metastases account for approximately 10% of all status epilepticus (SE) cases. This study described the clinical characteristics, treatment, and short- and long-term outcomes of this population.

Methods

This retrospective, multi-center cohort study analyzed all brain tumor patients treated for SE at the university hospitals of Frankfurt and Marburg between 2011 and 2017.

Results

The 208 patients (mean 61.5 ± 14.7 years of age; 51% male) presented with adult-type diffuse gliomas (55.8%), metastatic entities (25.5%), intracranial extradural tumors (14.4%), or other tumors (4.3%). The radiological criteria for tumor progression were evidenced in 128 (61.5%) patients, while 57 (27.4%) were newly diagnosed with tumor at admission and 113 (54.3%)

SUBMITTER: Rickel JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10993483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature