Anatomical features of primary brain tumors affect seizure risk and semiology.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:An epileptic seizure is the most common clinical manifestation of a primary brain tumor. Due to modern neuroimaging, detailed anatomical information on a brain tumor is available early in the diagnostic process and therefore carries considerable potential in clinical decision making. The goal of this study was to gain a better understanding of the relevance of anatomical tumor characteristics on seizure prevalence and semiology. METHODS:We reviewed prospectively collected clinical and imaging data of all patients operated on a supratentorial intraparenchymal primary brain tumor at our department between January 2009 and December 2016. The effect of tumor histology, anatomical location and white matter infiltration on seizure prevalence and semiology were assessed using uni- and m

SUBMITTER: Akeret K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6354289 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature