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Outcomes After Discontinuation of Antiepileptic Drugs After Surgery in Patients With Low Grade Brain Tumors and Meningiomas
Discontinue Antiepileptic Drugs After Surgery in Brain Tumors?
RR Das, E Artsy, S Hurwitz, JW Lee, et al
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2012 Jan 3
J Neurooncol
Outcomes After Discontinuation of Antiepileptic Drugs After Surgery in Patients With Low Grade Brain Tumors and Meningiomas
J Neurooncol. 2012 Jan 3;[Epub Ahead of Print], RR Das, E Artsy, S Hurwitz, JW Lee, et al
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Low grade tumors are associated with a high risk of seizures. Prolonged use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is associated with morbidity. Determining which patients can safely discontinue AEDs perioperatively is difficult. We examined patients with low grade supratentorial brain tumors to determine characteristics of patients who underwent AED withdrawal. A retrospective chart review was performed in patients who underwent resection between 1/1/2004 and 12/31/2005 at a single center. Data were collected...
