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. 1981;55(3-4):253-64.
doi: 10.1007/BF01808441.

The incidence of postoperative seizures

P M Foy, G P Copeland, M D Shaw

The incidence of postoperative seizures

P M Foy et al. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1981.

Abstract

Overall, supratentorial neurosurgical procedures are associated with a 17% risk of developing postoperative seizures. The incidence varies, but treatment of an arteriovenous malformation, an intracerebral haematoma, a middle cerebral artery aneurysm, an abscess, and meningiomas carry the highest risk. The role of prophylactic anticonvulsant therapy is discussed.

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