title: Seizure management in patients with gliomas.
abstract: Seizures represent a major cause of morbidity in patients diagnosed with brain tumors. Seizures in patients with gliomas are disruptive, impact on quality of life; autonomy; the capacity to operate motor vehicles and opportunities for work. The management of seizures in patients with brain tumors is complex and ideally managed in a multidisciplinary fashion. In addition to antiepileptic drugs, surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy have potential roles in the management of a glioma patient with intractable epilepsy. The successful management of seizures in patients with brain tumors is possible, it provides considerable benefits in terms of quality of life and should remain a central goal in patient management.
authors.affiliation: University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maurice
authors.forename: Warren P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D019468:Disease Management; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy