Improved Survival with Decreased Wait Time to Surgery in Glioblastoma Patients Presenting with Seizure

Patrick M. Flanigan, Arman Jahangiri, Ruby Kuang, Albert Truong, Sarah Choi, Alvin Chou, Jonathan W. Rick, Susan M. Chang, Annette M. Molinaro, Michael W. McDermott,

Neurosurgery · 2017 · 44 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Seizure as the only preoperative symptom independently improved survival, however, when patients developed additional preoperative symptoms, typically due to surgical delay, no prognostic benefit was observed. Prompt diagnosis and neurosurgical intervention is warranted in patients with seizures without other preoperative symptoms to preserve their favorable prognosis.

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