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Tumor location and IDH1 mutation may predict intraoperative seizures during awake craniotomy.
Journal of neurosurgery - 1 Nov 2014
Gonen Tal, Grossman Rachel, Sitt Razi, Nossek Erez, Yanaki Raneen, Cagnano Emanuela, Korn Akiva, Hayat Daniel, Ram Zvi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECT: Intraoperative seizures during awake craniotomy may interfere with patients' ability to cooperate throughout the procedure, and it may affect their outcome. The authors have assessed the occurrence of intraoperative seizures during awake craniotomy in regard to tumor location and the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) status of the tumor. METHODS: Data were collected in 137 consecutive patients who...
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