Postoperative seizures following the resection of convexity meningiomas: Are prophylactic anticonvulsants indicated?: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 705-709

  Sughrue, Michael E ^a   Rutkowski, Martin J ^a   Chang, Edward F ^a   Shangari, Gopal ^a   Kane, Ari J ^a   Mcdermott, Michael W ^a   Berger, Mitchel S ^a   Parsa, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic agent; Meningioma; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVEXITY MENINGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE SEIZURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES;

EID: 79952257926     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.5.JNS091972     Document Type: Article

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