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Which parameters influence cognitive, psychiatric and long-term seizure outcome in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy after selective amygdalohippocampectomy?
BackgroundWe aimed to analyze potentially prognostic factors which could have influence on postoperative seizure, neuropsychological and psychiatric...
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Risk factors for early seizure after revascularization in patients with moyamoya disease
BackgroundTo investigate the risk factors for early seizure after revascularization in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD).
MethodsA total of 298...
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Multivariate analysis of seizure outcomes after resective surgery for focal epilepsy: a single-center study on 833 patients
The predictors of seizure outcomes after resective surgery for focal epilepsy, for an update on the features of good and poor outcomes, are...
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Predicting seizure outcomes and functional outcomes after hemispherotomy: are we any better?
IntroductionPresent study attempted to analyze seizure freedom and detailed functional outcomes after functional hemispherotomy and utility of...
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Seizure Management and Prophylaxis Considerations in Patients with Brain Tumors
Purpose of ReviewThe article gives an overview of the current knowledge in the management of tumor related epilepsy, including systematic reviews and...
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Seizure outcomes after resection of primary brain tumors in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
PurposePrimary brain neoplasms are the most common solid tumors in pediatric patients and seizures are a common presenting symptom. Surgical...
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Tumor-associated epilepsy in patients with brain metastases: necrosis-to-tumor ratio forecasts postoperative seizure freedom
Surgical resection is highly effective in the treatment of tumor-related epilepsy (TRE) in patients with brain metastases (BM). Nevertheless, some...
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Management of Shoulder Instability in Patients with Seizure Disorders
Purpose of ReviewPatients with seizure disorders commonly suffer shoulder dislocations and subsequent instability. Due to high rates of recurrence...
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Perioperative levetiracetam for seizure prophylaxis in seizure-naive brain tumor patients with focus on neurocognitive functioning
IntroductionIn seizure-naive brain tumor patients, the efficacy of perioperative prophylactic antiepileptic drug treatment remains controversial. In...
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The cognitive functions and seizure outcomes of patients with low-grade epilepsy-associated neuroepithelial tumors
PurposeThe aim of the study was to evaluate the cognitive functions and seizure outcomes of patients with low-grade epilepsy-associated...
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Pre-operative predictors of post-operative seizure control in low-grade glioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
As many as 80% of low-grade gliomas (LGGs) present with seizures, negatively impacting quality of life. While seizures are associated with gliomas...
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Analysis of the risk factors of post-operative seizure in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus undergoing endoscopic third ventriculostomy
ObjectiveThe cause and mechanism of epilepsy after endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) have still remained elusive. This single-center study aimed...
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Predictors of early and late postoperative seizures in meningioma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Meningioma is the most common type of primary brain tumor which presents with a variety of neurological manifestations. Surgical resection tends to...
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Excitatory somatostatin interneurons in the dentate gyrus drive a widespread seizure network in cortical dysplasia
Seizures due to cortical dysplasia are notorious for their poor prognosis even with medications and surgery, likely due to the widespread seizure...
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Postoperative Neurologic Complications in the Older Adult
Purpose of ReviewThe older patient population is at increased risk of postoperative neurologic complications. With an ever-increasing proportion of...
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Transcranial electric motor evoked potential monitoring during scoliosis surgery in children with cerebral palsy and active seizure disorder: is it feasible and safe?
PurposeUse of spinal cord monitoring in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and neuromuscular scoliosis is challenging. The previous reports suggest...
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Ganglioglioma surgery associated with postoperative status epilepticus: a case report
BackgroundGangliogliomas are brain tumors associated with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. In most cases, seizures improve after surgical treatment. It...
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Postoperative incidence of seizure and cerebral infarction in pediatric patients with epileptic type moyamoya disease: a meta-analysis of single rate
BackgroundSurgery is a conventional mature treatment for moyamoya disease (MMD). However, whether surgery is also an effective therapy for epileptic...
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Re-appraisal of callosotomy: rates and predictors of short-term seizure outcome in pediatric epileptic encephalopathy
BackgroundEpilepsy is a chronic debilitating disease especially in pediatric population. Most of reported studies for corpus callosotomy as a...
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Risk factors for postoperative seizures in patients with chronic subdural haematomas
Postoperative seizures are a frequently occurring yet not well-understood complication in patients undergoing surgical treatment of chronic subdural...
