Pre-operative seizures in patients with single brain metastasis treated with resection plus whole-brain irradiation and a boost

D Rades, J Witteler, TW Kjaer, S Tvilsted, SE Schild - in vivo, 2020 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Seizures can be the initial symptom of brain metastases. This study
investigated pre-treatment seizures in patients with a single lesion. Patients and Methods …

Prognostic Factors for Seizures After First Radiosurgical Treatment in Patients With Brain Metastases

V Jairam, VL Chiang, JB Yu - International Journal of Radiation …, 2015 - redjournal.org
Results We identified 929 patients who were treated between 1999 and 2014. The mean
age was 61 (range 12-93). One hundred sixty-three patients (17.5%) reported seizures after …

Seizures prior to whole-brain irradiation for metastatic disease: prevalence, risk factors and association with survival

D Rades, J Witteler, L Dziggel, TW Kjaer… - Anticancer …, 2020 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Seizures are a serious condition for patients with brain metastases.
Prevalence, risk factors and a potential association of seizures with survival prior to whole …

Pre-treatment seizures in patients with 1-3 cerebral metastases receiving local therapies plus whole-brain radiotherapy

J Witteler, TW Kjaer, S Tvilsted, SE Schild, D Rades - in vivo, 2020 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Seizures impair patients' quality of life. The prognostic role of pre-treatment
seizures in patients with 1-3 cerebral metastases receiving local therapies plus whole-brain …

Postoperative progression of brain metastasis is associated with seizures

F Wolpert, B Grossenbacher, S Moors, A Lareida… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Seizures in patients with brain metastases have an impact on morbidity and quality of life.
The influence of tumor growth on the risk of seizures in these patients is not well defined. In …

[HTML][HTML] Seizure outcomes following single-fraction versus hypofractionated radiosurgery for brain metastases: a single-center experience

MS Miller, W Kim, M Harary, RR Savjani, J Lee… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Although seizures are a relatively common phenomenon in the setting of brain
metastases (BMs), there are no discrete recommendations regarding the use of antiepileptic …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with new-onset seizures following stereotactic radiosurgery for newly diagnosed brain metastases

EC Lerner, ES Srinivasan, G Broadwater… - Advances in Radiation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a highly effective therapy for newly diagnosed
brain metastases. Prophylactic antiepileptic drugs are no longer routinely used in current …

Occurrence of seizures prior to single-fraction radiosurgery or multi-fraction stereotactic radiotherapy in patients with very few brain metastases

D Rades, J Witteler, TW Kjaer, S Tvilsted… - Anticancer …, 2020 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Seizures represent a major problem for patients with brain metastases.
This study evaluated the role of seizures in patients receiving single-fraction radiosurgery …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of perioperative seizures on mortality and recurrence in patients with brain metastases

Y Zheng, Y Yang, MH Ng, AYH Chew, CP Goh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To identify the independent risk factors for 30-day perioperative seizures, as well
as to evaluate the effect of perioperative seizures on overall mortality and tumor recurrence …

Factors associated with preoperative and postoperative seizures in patients undergoing resection of brain metastases

JH Garcia, RA Morshed, J Chung, MAM Chavez… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Epileptic seizures are a common and potentially devastating complication of
metastatic brain tumors. Although tumor-related seizures have been described in previous …