Does epilepsy always indicate worse outcomes? A longitudinal follow-up analysis of 485 glioma patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epilepsy is one of the most common glioma complications, and the two may be connected in more ways than we understand. We aimed to investigate the clinical features of glioma-associated epilepsy and explore the risk factors associated with it.

Methods

We collected clinical information from 485 glioma patients in the Nanjing Brain Hospital and conducted 4 periodic follow-up visits. Based on the collected data, we analyzed the clinical characteristics of glioma patients with or without epilepsy and their relationship with survival.

Results

Among glioma patients, younger people were more likely to have epilepsy. However, epilepsy incidence was independent of gender. Patients with grade II gliomas were most likely to develop epilepsy, while those with grade IV

SUBMITTER: Ge H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9484070 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature