Choice of antiepileptic drugs affects the outcome in cancer patients with seizures.
Bernardo Cacho-DíazD San-JuanK SalmeronC BoyzoNydia A Lorenzana-MendozaPublished in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2018)
Patients with primary or metastatic brain tumors have the same overall survival with or without seizures. However, patients with seizures not treated with antiepileptics exhibit worse overall survival.