Long-term seizure outcomes in adult patients undergoing primary resection of malignant brain astrocytomas: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 282-292

  Chaichana, Kaisorn L ^a   Parker, Scott L ^a   Olivi, Alessandro ^a   Quiñones Hinojosa, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplastic astrocytoma; Glioblastoma multiforme; Glioma; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARMUSTINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; LOMUSTINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROCARBAZINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID; VINCRISTINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARIETAL LOBE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES;

EID: 68849132109     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.2.JNS081132     Document Type: Article

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