Schucht, Philippe; Duffau, Hugues (2011). New-onset epilepsy: considerations for initial and follow-up MRI to detect brain tumor. Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 11(8), pp. 1107-10. London: Expert Reviews 10.1586/ERN.11.80
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Seizures are often the presenting symptoms of a cerebral tumor and may precede its diagnosis by many years. The article under evaluation searched two large English registries for patients admitted for new-onset epilepsy. The risk of subsequently being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor was found to be 26-fold higher compared with controls, persisted over many years and was accentuated in young patients. Recently, surgical advances have led to a significant decrease in surgical morbidities, making surgery the first treatment option for gliomas, especially low-grade gliomas. This paradigm shift warrants a consequent diagnostic workup (MRI) in patients at risk for low-grade glioma - that is, patients with new-onset epilepsy. The study is discussed in the context of the ongoing debate on neuroimaging after new-onset epilepsy.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurosurgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schucht, Philippe |
ISSN: |
1473-7175 |
Publisher: |
Expert Reviews |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:23 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:06 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1586/ERN.11.80 |
PubMed ID: |
21797650 |
Web of Science ID: |
000294650400009 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/7816 (FactScience: 213158) |
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