Prophylactic antiepileptic drug therapy in patients undergoing supratentorial meningioma resection: A systematic analysis of efficacy - A review

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 483-490

  Komotar, Ricardo J ^a   Raper, Daniel M S ^b   Starke, Robert M ^c   Iorgulescu, J Bryan ^a   Gutin, Philip H ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug; Epilepsy; Meningioma; Oncology; Prophylactic treatment; Seizures; Supratentorial tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

CANCER SURGERY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SUPRATENTORIAL MENINGIOMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTICONVULSANTS; HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052354983     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.4.JNS101585     Document Type: Review

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