Keywords brain metastases, distribution, lung cancer, breast cancer, pathogenesis, neuroimaging, brain vulnerability/resistance Outline Introduction 37 Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of Brain Metastases 37 Intra-axial Metastases: Pathogenesis and Neuroimaging 38…
Keywords brain metastases, chemokine receptor, CXCL12, CXCR4, CXCR7, cell signaling pathways, metastasization Outline Introduction 25 CXCL12 and its Receptors 26 CXCL12 Axis in Brain 28 CXCL12/CXCR4/CXCR7 and Metastasis 28…
Keywords brain metastases, incidence, adults, children Outline Introduction 11 Incidence 12 Incidence by Demographic Features 13 Incidence by Race 13 Incidence by Gender 14 Incidence by Age 14 SEER…
Keywords brain metastases, blood–brain barrier, lung carcinoma, breast carcinoma, neurologic deficit linear accelerator Outline Introduction 3 Origin of Primary Tumors 3 Neoplastic Cell Meningitis 4 Diagnosis 5 Pathogenesis 6…
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen Epilepsy surgery, by definition is the removal of an area of brain with the aim of alleviating seizures. In order to proceed, evaluation needs to be…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Sleep disorders have an adverse impact on daily living for both children and their caregivers.1 Sleep disturbance and lack of restful sleep can masquerade as a…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Epilepsy surgery is an extremely effective therapeutic option for many children with drug-resistant epilepsy. In medically resistant children, the likelihood that further antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) will…
OVERVIEW: WHAT IS THE KETOGENIC DIET? Print Section Listen The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that is carefully calculated by a dietitian and menus created for a…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen There is widespread consensus that recurrent epileptic seizures need treatment and the first line of treatment invariably involves use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). However, experience from…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen In most women with epilepsy, it is necessary to continue antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment during pregnancy to reduce the risks caused by epileptic seizures for both…
