Drug-resistant high grade glioma-related epilepsy surgery for focal motor status epilepticus localized by CT-PET imaging

Drug-resistant high grade glioma-related epilepsy surgery for focal motor status epilepticus localized by CT-PET imaging

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Tumor-related epilepsy is a frequent complication of glioblastoma with seizures often representing the first manifestation of the malignancy.Though tumor resection is associated with improved seizure control, galaxy harmony nc extensive surgery is not always feasible if eloquent cortex is involved in seizure generation and early propagation.We describe a case of a patient with glioblastoma with drug-resistant focal status epilepticus where fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission arrethe bush balm tomography imaging was successfully used to localize the seizure-onset and optimize tumor resection.This led to successful resection of hypermetabolic tumor tissue and resolution of focal status epilepticus without damage to eloquent cortex.