title: Epileptogenic cerebral low-grade tumors: effect of interstitial stereotactic irradiation on seizures.
abstract: 15 patients with various types of surgically inaccessible epileptogenic cerebral neuroepithelial tumors were treated with stereotactic interstitial irradiation. Epilepsy was improved in all cases, being abolished in 6 and markedly reduced in another 7. The effects which became apparent soon after the radioisotope implant persisted. Possible mechanisms of the phenomenon are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D001918:Brachytherapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005910:Glioma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes