Results of a survey of neurosurgical practice patterns regarding the prophylactic use of anti-epilepsy drugs in patients with brain tumors

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-215

  Siomin, Vitaly ^a   Angelov, Lilyana ^a   Li, Liang ^a   Vogelbaum, Michael A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti epileptic drugs; Brain tumors; Prophylactic practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROSURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 26944497136     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-004-6912-4     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. DJ Boarini DW Beck JC VanGilder 1985 Postoperative prophylactic anticonvulsant therapy in cerebral gliomas Neurosurgery 16 290-292 2984599
2. N Cohen G Strauss R Lew D Silver L Recht 1988 Should prophylactic anticonvulsants be administered to patients with newly-diagnosed cerebral metastases? A retrospective analysis J Clin Oncol 6 1621-1624 3171627
3. PA Forsyth S Weaver D Fulton PM Brasher G Sutherland D Stewart NA Hagen P Barnes JG Cairncross LM DeAngelis 2003 Prophylactic anticonvulsants in patients with brain tumour Can J Neurol Sci 30 106-112 12774949
4. S Franceschetti S Binelli M Casazza S Lodrini F Panzica F Pluchino CL Solero G Avanzini 1990 Influence of surgery and antiepileptic drugs on seizures symptomatic of cerebral tumours Acta Neurochir 103 47-51 10.1007/BF01420191
5. MJ Glantz BF Cole MH Friedberg E Lathi H Choy K Furie W Akerley L Wahlberg A Lekos S Louis 1996 A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial of divalproex sodium prophylaxis in adults with newly diagnosed brain tumors Neurology 46 985-991 8780077
6. MS Mahaley Jr L Dudka 1981 The role of anticonvulsant medications in the management of patients with anaplastic gliomas Surg Neurol 16 399-401 10.1016/0090-3019(81)90227-5 7330758
7. PL Moots RJ Maciunas DR Eisert RA Parker K Laporte B Abou-Khalil 1995 The course of seizure disorders in patients with malignant gliomas Arch Neurol 52 717-724 7619029
8. A De Santis R Villani M Sinisi N Stocchetti E Perucca 2002 Add-on phenytoin fails to prevent early seizures after surgery for supratentorial brain tumors: A randomized controlled study Epilepsia 43 175-182 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.24801.x 11903465
9. PM Foy DW Chadwick N Rajgopalan AL Johnson MD Shaw 1992 Do prophylactic anticonvulsant drugs alter the pattern of seizures after craniotomy J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 55 753-757 1402964
10. ST Lee TN Lui CN Chang WC Cheng DJ Wang RF Heimburger CG Lin 1989 Prophylactic anticonvulsants for prevention of immediate and early postcraniotomy seizures Surg Neurol 31 361-364 10.1016/ 0090-3019(89)90067-0 2711309
11. NR Temkin 2002 Prophylactic Anticonvulsants After Neurosurgery Epilepsy Curr 2 105-107 10.1046/j.1535-7597.2002.00038.x 15309132
12. MJ Glantz BF Cole PA Forsyth LD Recht PY Wen MC Chamberlain SA Grossman JG Cairncross 2000 Practice parameter: Anticonvulsant prophylaxis in patients with newly diagnosed brain tumors Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 54 1886-1893
13. AS Adams SB Soumerai J Lomas D Ross-Degnan 1999 Evidence of self-report bias in assessing adherence to guidelines Int J Qual Health Care 11 187-192 10.1093/intqhc/11.3.187 10435838 Review
14. M Eccles GA Ford S Duggan N Steen 1999 Are postal questionnaire surveys of reported activity valid? An exploration using general practitioner management of hypertension in older people Br J Gen Pract 49 35-38 10622014
15. MC Brouwers A Chambers J Perry 2003 Neuro-oncology Disease Site Group Can surveying practitioners about their practices help identify priority clinical practice guideline topics? BMC Health Serv Res 3 23
16. The Brain Trauma Foundation, The American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2000 The Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care: Role of antiseizure prophylaxis following head injury J Neurotrauma 17 549-553 Review
17. Council National Health and Medical Research: A guide to the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical practice guidelines. (Edited by: AusInfo). Australia 1999
18. MS Berger S Ghatan MM Haglund J Dobbins GA Ojemann 1993 Low-grade gliomas associated with intractable epilepsy: Seizure outcome utilizing electrocorticography during tumor resection J Neurosurg 79 62-69 8315470
19. CS Deutschman SJ Haines 1985 Anticonvulsant prophylaxis in neurological surgery Neurosurgery 17 510-517 2864654
20. FH Gilles E Sobel A Leviton ET Hedley-Whyte CJ Tavare LS Adelman RA Sobel 1992 Epidemiology of seizures in children with brain tumors. The Childhood Brain Tumor Consortium J Neurooncol 12 53-68 10.1007/ BF00172457 1541979
21. MJ Glantz L Recht 1997 Epilepsy in the cancer patient PJ Vinken GW Bruyn Neuro-oncology Part. III. Neurological disorders in systemic cancer. Handbook of clinival neurology, Vol 69 Elsevier Publishing Amsterdamm 9-18