Pediatric Brain Tumors and Epilepsy

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• 作者：Elizabeth M. Wells ; MD^?/sup> ; ^&dagger ; ; ^&Dagger ; ; ^{ewells@childrensnational.org} ; William D. Gaillard ; MD^&dagger ; ; ^&Dagger ; ; ^§ ; ; Roger J. Packer ; MD^?/sup> ; ^&dagger ; ; ^&Dagger ;
• 刊名：Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：March, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：19
• 期：1
• 页码：3-8
• 全文大小：187 K

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Seizures are a common complication of pediatric brain tumors and their treatment. This article reviews the epidemiology, evaluation, and treatment of seizures in children with brain tumors. Seizures in known brain tumor patients may signify tumor progression or recurrence, or treatment-related brain damage, as well as other causes, including low drug levels and metabolic disturbances. Careful selection of antiepileptic medications is needed in this population. There are advantages to nonenzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs including valproic acid, which has potential antitumoral properties as a histone deacetylase inhibitor. Tumor surgery cures many cases of pediatric tumor-associated seizures, and some children are controlled with anti-epileptic medication, however additional epilepsy surgery may be needed for refractory cases.