title: [Early epilepsy in surgery of extra-axial supratentorial neoplasms].
abstract: A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the incidence of seizure and anticonvulsant prophylaxis in 138 patients operated from september 1987 to august 1989 for extra-axial supratentorial tumors. 15 patients (10.9%) developed seizures in the early post-operative period. We have considered the importance of histological type and side of lesions, a previous history of epilepsy and the pre and intraoperative prophylaxis. We can say that there is a statistical significance between sellar and middle cranial fossa tumors and the frequency of post-operative epilepsy and that anticonvulsant prophylaxis can reduce post-operative seizure. There is no statistical significance between the previous history of epilepsy the type of anesthesia and post-operative seizure.
authors.affiliation: Reparto di Neuroianimazione, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levati
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Savoia
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ranzini
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Angelo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boselli
mesh_terms: D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Epilessia precoce nella chirurgia delle neoplasie extra-assiali sopratentoriali.