Molecular Aberrations Associated with Seizure Control in Diffuse Astrocytic and Oligodendroglial Tumors.

Molecular Aberrations Associated with Seizure Control in Diffuse Astrocytic and Oligodendroglial Tumors. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2020 Jan 31;: Authors: Suzuki H, Mikuni N, Sugita S, Aoyama T, Yokoyama R, Suzuki Y, Enatsu R, Akiyama Y, Mikami T, Wanibuchi M, Hasegawa T Abstract Diffuse astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumors are frequently associated with symptomatic epilepsy, and predictive seizure control is important for the improvement of patient quality of life. To elucidate the factors related to drug resistance of brain tumor-associated epilepsy from a pathological perspective. From January 2012 to October 2017, 36 patients diagnosed with diffuse astrocytic or oligodendroglial tumors were included. Assessment for seizure control was performed according to the Engel classification of seizures. Patient clinical, radiological, and pathological data were stratified based on the following 16 variables: age, sex, location of tumor, existence of the preoperative seizure, extent of resection, administration of temozolomide, radiation therapy, recurrence, Karnofsky performance scale, isocitrate dehydrogenase 1, 1p/19q co-deletion, Olig2, platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha, p53, ATRX, and Ki67. These factors were compared between the well-controlled group and drug-resistant seizure group. Twenty-seven patients experienced seizures; of these, 14 cases were well-controlled, and 13 cases were drug-resistant. Neither clinical nor ...
Source: Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) Source Type: research