Perioperative levetiracetam for seizure prophylaxis in seizure-naive brain tumor patients with focus on neurocognitive functioning

Perioperative levetiracetam for seizure prophylaxis in seizure-naive brain tumor patients with focus on neurocognitive functioning

Abstract Introduction In seizure-naive brain tumor patients, the efficacy of perioperative prophylactic antiepileptic drug treatment remains controversial. In case of administration, the common preferred drug is levetiracetam (LEV) because of its favorable pharmacological profile. Research to date h...

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Main Authors: Elias Konrath, Franz Marhold, Wolfgang Kindler, Florian Scheichel, Branko Popadic, Katrin Blauensteiner, Bernadette Calabek, Elisabeth Freydl, Michael Weber, Robin Ristl, Katharina Hainz, Camillo Sherif, Stefan Oberndorfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Cognitive functioning
Cognition
Brain tumor
Perioperative seizure prophylaxis
Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02762-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02762-7

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