Prophylactic antiepileptic drug administration following brain tumor resection: Results of a recent AANS/CNS Section on Tumors survey

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1772-1778

  Dewan, Michael C ^a   Thompson, Reid C ^a   Kalkanis, Steven N ^b   Barker, Fred G ^c   Hadjipanayis, Constantinos G ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Epilepsy; Levetiracetam; Oncology; Prophylaxis; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LACOSAMIDE; LEVETIRACETAM; PHENYTOIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; NEUROSURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; BRAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SEIZURES;

EID: 85020216433     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2016.4.jns16245     Document Type: Article

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