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Epileptic Seizures in Brain Metastases

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CNS Metastases Neurosurgery in the Aged

Part of the book series: Advances in Neurosurgery ((NEURO,volume 12))

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Epileptic seizures are a frequent symptom of intracranial space-occupying lesions (4). The reported frequency in the literature varies between 13% and about 50%. This apparent discrepancy can be explained by the different composition of different series with regard to the patient’s age, tumor histology and location (4). The most frequently encountered finding in patients with symptomatic seizures is a primary brain tumor: at the top of the list oligodendrogliomas, astrocytomas and meningiomas — at the bottom glioblastomas.

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  1. Klinik für Neurologie, Medizinische Hochschule Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-2400, Lübeck 1, Germany

    B. Neundörfer

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  1. Neurochirurgische Klinik, Fakultät für Klinische Medizin, der Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1, D-6800, Mannheim 1, Germany

    Wolfgang Piotrowski

  2. Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    Mario Brock

  3. Neurochirurgische Klinik der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6 (Kopfklinikum), D-8520, Erlangen, Germany

    Margareta Klinger

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Neundörfer, B. (1984). Epileptic Seizures in Brain Metastases. In: Piotrowski, W., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) CNS Metastases Neurosurgery in the Aged. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69360-1_4

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