An Examination of the Role of Supramaximal Resection of Temporal Lobe Glioblastoma Multiforme.

Background: Resection of the T1 contrast-enhancing portion of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has been shown to increase patient survival, although whether GBM resection beyond these boundaries has an additional survival benefit is not clear. In this study, we examined the effect of resecting the enhancement and a margin of brain tissue surrounding the enhancement in patients with GBM of the temporal lobe.

Methods: We identified 32 consecutive patients with temporal lobe GBM who underwent initial resection between 2012 and 2015.

Early and Late Posttraumatic Epilepsy in the Setting of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Meta-analysis and Review of Antiepileptic Management.

Background: Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury confers increased risk of posttraumatic seizures (PTSs). Early PTSs are diagnosed when seizures develop within 7 days after injury, whereas seizures diagnosed as late PTSs occur later. Patients have been treated with phenytoin (PHT) to prevent early PTSs and more recently with levetiracetam (LEV).