Clinical and molecular genetic factors affecting postoperative seizure control of 183 Chinese adult patients with low-grade gliomas

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. You ◽  
L. Huang ◽  
P. Yang ◽  
W. Zhang ◽  
W. Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Seizure Control ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Low Grade Gliomas ◽  
Chinese Adult ◽  
Postoperative Seizure

Seizure Characteristics and Postoperative Seizure Control in Patients with Low-grade Gliomas

Neurosurgery ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 430-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward F. Chang ◽  
Evren G. Keles ◽  
Matt Potts ◽  
Susan Chang ◽  
Kathleen L. Lamborn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seizure Control ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Low Grade Gliomas ◽  
Postoperative Seizure

Seizures and the Natural History of World Health Organization Grade II Gliomas: A Review

Neurosurgery ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 1326-1333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Smits ◽  
Hugues Duffau
Keyword(s):  
Seizure Control ◽  
Tumor Resection ◽  
Tumor Location ◽  
World Health ◽  
Molecular Profile ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Prognostic Impact ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Low Grade Gliomas ◽  
Initial Symptoms

Abstract OBJECTIVE: The majority of adults with low-grade gliomas have seizures. Despite the frequency of seizures as initial symptoms and symptoms of later disease, seizures in relation to the natural course of low-grade gliomas have received little attention. METHODS: In this review, we provide an update of the literature on the prognostic impact of preoperative seizures and discuss the tumor- and treatment-related factors affecting seizure control at later stages of the disease. RESULTS: Seizures occur most frequently at disease presentation and predict a more favorable outcome. Initial seizures are correlated with tumor location and possibly indirectly to the molecular profile of the tumor. About 50% of all patients with seizures at presentation continue to have seizures before surgery. Maximal tumor resection, including resection of epileptic foci, is a valuable strategy for improving seizure control. In addition, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, as single therapies or in combination with surgery, have shown beneficial effects in terms of seizure reduction. Recurrent seizures after macroscopically complete tumor resection may be a marker for accelerated tumor growth. Recurrent seizures after an initial transient stabilization after radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy may be a marker for anaplastic tumor transformation. CONCLUSION: Preoperative seizures likely reflect, apart from tumor location, intrinsic tumor properties as well. Change in seizure control in individual patients is frequently associated with altered tumor behavior. Including seizures and seizure control as clinical parameters is recommended in future trials of low-grade gliomas to further establish the prognostic value of these symptoms and to identify the factors affecting seizure control.

scholarly journals Seizures in Patients Undergoing Resection of Low-Grade Gliomas

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 98-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Seizure Control ◽  
Gross Total Resection ◽  
Subtotal Resection ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Total Resection ◽  
Meaningful Improvement ◽  
Low Grade Gliomas ◽  
Initial Surgery ◽  
Postoperative Seizure

Seizure Characteristics and Control Following Resection in 332 Patients with Low-Grade Gliomas. Chang EF, Potts MB, Keles GE, Lamborn KR, Chang SM, Barbaro NM, Berger MS. J Neurosurg 2008;108(2):227–235. OBJECT: Seizures play an important role in the clinical presentation and postoperative quality of life of patients who undergo surgical resection of low-grade gliomas (LGGs). The aim of this study was to identify factors that influenced perioperative seizure characteristics and postoperative seizure control. METHODS: The authors performed a retrospective chart review of all cases involving adult patients who underwent initial surgery for LGGs at the University of California, San Francisco between 1997 and 2003. RESULTS: Three hundred and thirty-two cases were included for analysis; 269 (81%) of the 332 patients presented with ≥1 seizures (generalized alone, 33%; complex partial alone, 16%; simple partial alone, 22%; and combination, 29%). Cortical location and oligodendroglioma and oligoastrocytoma subtypes were significantly more likely to be associated with seizures compared with deeper midline locations and astrocytoma, respectively ( p = 0.017 and 0.001, respectively; multivariate analysis). Of the 269 patients with seizures, 132 (49%) had pharmacoresistant seizures before surgery. In these patients, seizures were more likely to be simple partial and to involve the temporal lobe, and the period from seizure onset to surgery was likely to have been longer ( p = 0.0005, 0.0089, and 0.006, respectively; multivariate analysis). For the cohort of patients that presented with seizures, 12-month outcome after surgery (Engel class) was as follows: seizure free (I), 67%; rare seizures (II), 17%; meaningful seizure improvement (III), 8%; and no improvement or worsening (IV), 9%. Poor seizure control was more common in patients with longer seizure history ( p < 0.001) and simple partial seizures ( p = 0.004). With respect to treatment-related variables, seizure control was far more likely to be achieved after gross-total resection than after subtotal resection/biopsy alone (odds ratio 16, 95% confidence interval 2.2–124, p = 0.0064). Seizure recurrence after initial postoperative seizure control was associated with tumor progression ( p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of patients with LGG present with seizures; in approximately half of these patients, the seizures are pharmacoresistant before surgery. Postoperatively, > 90% of these patients are seizure free or have meaningful improvement. A shorter history of seizures and gross-total resection appear to be associated with a favorable prognosis for seizure control.

Seizure characteristics and control following resection in 332 patients with low-grade gliomas

2008 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward F. Chang ◽  
Matthew B. Potts ◽  
G. Evren Keles ◽  
Kathleen R. Lamborn ◽  
Susan M. Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Seizure Control ◽  
Gross Total Resection ◽  
Subtotal Resection ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Total Resection ◽  
Meaningful Improvement ◽  
Low Grade Gliomas ◽  
Initial Surgery ◽  
Postoperative Seizure

Object Seizures play an important role in the clinical presentation and postoperative quality of life of patients who undergo surgical resection of low-grade gliomas (LGGs). The aim of this study was to identify factors that influenced perioperative seizure characteristics and postoperative seizure control. Methods The authors performed a retrospective chart review of all cases involving adult patients who underwent initial surgery for LGGs at the University of California, San Francisco between 1997 and 2003. Results Three hundred and thirty-two cases were included for analysis; 269 (81%) of the 332 patients presented with ≥ 1 seizures (generalized alone, 33%; complex partial alone, 16%; simple partial alone, 22%; and combination, 29%). Cortical location and oligodendroglioma and oligoastrocytoma subtypes were significantly more likely to be associated with seizures compared with deeper midline locations and astrocytoma, respectively (p = 0.017 and 0.001, respectively; multivariate analysis). Of the 269 patients with seizures, 132 (49%) had pharmacoresistant seizures before surgery. In these patients, seizures were more likely to be simple partial and to involve the temporal lobe, and the period from seizure onset to surgery was likely to have been longer (p = 0.0005, 0.0089, and 0.006, respectively; multivariate analysis). For the cohort of patients that presented with seizures, 12-month outcome after surgery (Engel class) was as follows: seizure free (I), 67%; rare seizures (II), 17%; meaningful seizure improvement (III), 8%; and no improvement or worsening (IV), 9%. Poor seizure control was more common in patients with longer seizure history (p < 0.001) and simple partial seizures (p = 0.004). With respect to treatment-related variables, seizure control was far more likely to be achieved after gross-total resection than after subtotal resection/biopsy alone (odds ratio 16, 95% confidence interval 2.2–124, p = 0.0064). Seizure recurrence after initial postoperative seizure control was associated with tumor progression (p = 0.001). Conclusions The majority of patients with LGG present with seizures; in approximately half of these patients, the seizures are pharmacoresistant before surgery. Postoperatively, > 90% of these patients are seizure free or have meaningful improvement. A shorter history of seizures and gross-total resection appear to be associated with a favorable prognosis for seizure control.

scholarly journals BCL2A1 is a Potential Biomarker for Postoperative Seizure Control in Patients with Low-grade Gliomas

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 882-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gan You ◽  
Lin Feng ◽  
Wei Yan ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Yong-Zhi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seizure Control ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Low Grade Gliomas ◽  
Potential Biomarker ◽  
Postoperative Seizure

scholarly journals Survival and Seizure Control have improved for Adult Low-Grade Gliomas over the last eleven years

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. iv4-iv4
Author(s):  
Matt Solomons ◽  
Rimona Weil ◽  
Zane Jaunmuktan ◽  
Tedani El-Hassan ◽  
Sebastian Brandner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seizure Control ◽  
Molecular Subtype ◽  
Intractable Epilepsy ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Low Grade Gliomas ◽  
Tumour Location ◽  
The Cost

Abstract Background There has been a trend towards earlier and more aggressive resection for adult Low-Grade Gliomas (LGG) in the last decade. This study set out to compare seizure control and survival of unselected adults with LGG seen in the same neuro-oncology clinic over 11 years and to determine if a change in surgical philosophy has led to a corresponding improvement in outcomes. Methods Retrospective analysis using case-note review of 153 adults with histologically verified or radiologically suspected LGG, collecting data on patient, tumour and seizure characteristics in 2006 and 2017. Results We studied 79 patients in 2006 and 74 patients in 2017. There were no significant differences between the two groups in age at presentation, tumour location or histological or molecular subtype. The numbers of complete or partial resections increased from 21.5 % in 2006 to 60.8% in 2017 (p<0.05). There was a highly significant improvement in 5- and 10-year survival from 81.8% and 51.7% in 2006 to 100% and 95.8% in 2017 (p<0.001); and a similar improvement was seen in progression free survival. The proportion of patients with intractable epilepsy reduced from 72.2% in 2006 to 43.2% in 2017 (p<0.05). The neurosurgical morbidity rate was identical in both groups (11.8% in 2006 vs 11.1% in 2017). Conclusion Increasing use of surgery for LGG over the last eleven years has led to substantial improvements in survival and seizure control but not at the cost of long-term morbidity.

Strategies to maximize resection of complex, or high surgical risk, low-grade gliomas

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. E5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica A. Wilden ◽  
Jason Voorhies ◽  
Kristine M. Mosier ◽  
Darren P. O'Neill ◽  
Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol
Keyword(s):  
Seizure Control ◽  
Diffusion Tensor ◽  
Brain Mri ◽  
Awake Craniotomy ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Normal Brain ◽  
Surgical Risk ◽  
Motor Mapping ◽  
Low Grade Gliomas ◽  
High Surgical Risk

Object Early and aggressive resection of low-grade gliomas (LGGs) leads to increased overall patient survival, decreased malignant progression, and better seizure control. This case series describes the authors' approach to achieving optimal neurological and surgical outcomes in patients referred by outside neurosurgeons for stereotactic biopsy of tumors believed to be complex or a high surgical risk, due to their diffuse nature on neuroimaging and their obvious infiltration of functional cortex. Methods Seven patients underwent individualized neuroimaging evaluation preoperatively, which included routine brain MRI with and without contrast administration for intraoperative neuronavigation, functional MRI with speech and motor mapping, diffusion tensor imaging to delineate white matter tracts, and MR perfusion to identify potential foci of higher grade malignancy within the tumor. Awake craniotomy with intraoperative motor and speech mapping was performed in all patients. Tumor removal was initiated through a transsylvian approach for insular lesions, and through multiple corticotomies in stimulation-confirmed noneloquent areas for all other lesions. Resection was continued until neuronavigation indicated normal brain, cortical or subcortical stimulation revealed functional cortex, or the patient began to experience a minor neurological deficit on intraoperative testing. Results Gross-total resection was achieved in 1 patient and subtotal resection (> 80%) in 6 patients, as assessed by postoperative MRI. Over the average follow-up duration of 31 months, no patient experienced a progression or recurrence. Long-term seizure control was excellent in 6 patients who achieved Engel Class I outcomes. Neurologically, all 7 patients experienced mild temporary deficits or seizures that completely resolved, and 1 patient continues to have mild expressive aphasia. Conclusions Significant resection of diffuse, infiltrating LGGs is possible, even in presumed eloquent cortex. Aggressive resection maximizes seizure control and does not necessarily cause permanent neurological deficits. Individualized preoperative neuroimaging evaluation, including tractography and awake craniotomy with intraoperative speech and motor mapping, is an essential tool in achieving these outcomes.

scholarly journals Molecular features assisting in diagnosis, surgery, and treatment decision making in low-grade gliomas

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. E2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricky Chen ◽  
Vijay M. Ravindra ◽  
Adam L. Cohen ◽  
Randy L. Jensen ◽  
Karen L. Salzman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Treatment Decision ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 ◽  
Genetic Event ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
Low Grade Gliomas ◽  
Molecular Features

The preferred management of suspected low-grade gliomas (LGGs) has been disputed, and the implications of molecular changes for medical and surgical management of LGGs are important to consider. Current strategies that make use of molecular markers and imaging techniques and therapeutic considerations offer additional options for management of LGGs. Mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1 and IDH2) genes suggest a role for this abnormal metabolic pathway in the pathogenesis and progression of these primary brain tumors. Use of magnetic resonance spectroscopy can provide preoperative detection of IDH-mutated gliomas and affect surgical planning. In addition, IDH1 and IDH2 mutation status may have an effect on surgical resectability of gliomas. The IDH-mutated tumors exhibit better prognosis throughout every grade of glioma, and mutation may be an early genetic event, preceding lineage-specific secondary and tertiary alterations that transform LGGs into secondary glioblastomas. The O6-methylguanine-DNAmethyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation and 1p19q codeletion status can predict sensitivity to chemotherapy and radiation in low- and intermediate-grade gliomas. Thus, these recent advances, which have led to a better understanding of how molecular, genetic, and epigenetic alterations influence the pathogenicity of the different histological grades of gliomas, can lead to better prognostication and may lead to specific targeted surgical interventions and medical therapies.

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