Seizure Outcome After Surgical Resection of Insular Glioma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A majority of patients with insular tumors present with seizures. Although a number of studies have shown that greater extent of resection improves overall patient survival, few studies have documented postoperative seizure control after insular tumor resection.

Objective

To (1) characterize seizure control rates in patients undergoing insular tumor resection, (2) identify predictors of seizure control, and (3) evaluate the association between seizure recurrence and tumor progression.

Methods

The study population included adults who had undergone resection of insular gliomas between 1997 and 2015 at our institution. Preoperative seizure characteristics, tumor characteristics, surgical factors, and postoperative seizure outcomes were reviewed.

Results

SUBMITTER: Wang DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6454798 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature