[Early epilepsy in surgery of extra-axial supratentorial neoplasms].
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.
Levati
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Reparto di Neuroianimazione, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano.
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Ranzini
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D'Angelo
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Boselli
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D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors
Epilessia precoce nella chirurgia delle neoplasie extra-assiali sopratentoriali.