Neuro-Oncology Practice Clinical Debate: long-term antiepileptic drug prophylaxis in patients with glioma.

摘要: Patients with primary brain tumors often experience seizures, which can be the presenting symptom or occur for first time at any point along illness trajectory. In addition to causing morbidity, seizures negatively affect independence and quality of life in other ways, example, by leading loss driving privileges. Long-term therapy antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is standard care tumor patients but role prophylactic AEDs seizure-naive remains controversial. this article, experts field discuss issues AED efficacy toxicity, explain their differing recommendations routine use AEDs.