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Seizure prophylaxis and melanoma brain metastases

Seizure prophylaxis and melanoma brain metastases

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Seizure prophylaxis and melanoma brain metastases

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Full title

Seizure prophylaxis and melanoma brain metastases

Publisher

Boston: Springer US

Journal title

Journal of neuro-oncology, 2012-05, Vol.108 (1), p.109-114

Language

English

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Boston: Springer US

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Contents

Melanoma has a high propensity to metastasize to the brain. In patients with brain metastases (BM) survival is limited, neurologic morbidity is high, with seizure incidence reported up to 67%. Current guidelines recommend against antiepileptic drug prophylaxis (AED PPX) in patients without a history of seizure. We reviewed our experience with melan...

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Full title

Seizure prophylaxis and melanoma brain metastases

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1017978742

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1017978742

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ISSN

0167-594X

E-ISSN

1573-7373

DOI

10.1007/s11060-012-0802-y

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