Brain 17 Vienna

Low Grade gliomas Seizure control impacts quality of life

• Seizure free patients:

43% Subtotal lesionectomy 79% Gross-total resection

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 87% Lesionectomy + hyppocampectomy/neocortical resection

Ruda R, Bello L, Duffau H, Soffietti R (2012) Seizures in low- grade gliomas: natural history, pathogenesis, and outcome after treatments. Neuro Oncol 14(Suppl 4):iv55–6435.

Englot DJ, Han SJ, Berger MS, Barbaro NM, Chang EF (2012) Extent of surgical resection predicts seizure freedom in low- grade temporal lobe brain tumors. Neurosurgery 70:921–928