Patients with brain tumor-related epilepsy (BTRE) suffer from two serious pathologies simultaneously - a brain tumor and a secondary form of epilepsy. Although there has been remarkable progress in BTRE research in recent years, it remains an on-going challenge for clinicians and continues to stimulate much debate in the scientific community. This volume is the first to be completely dedicated to BTRE, and in doing so it explores issues faced by the health care team as well as some of the novel and promising directions that future research may take. Epilepsy and Brain Tumors is not only a complete reference on BTRE but also a practical guide based on clinical experiences, with a comprehensive collection of presentations from international experts who share some of the latest discoveries and their approaches to tackling a wide range of difficult and complex issues.
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Table of Contents
1. Brain Tumor-Related Epilepsy: Introduction and Overview Marta Maschio and Herbert B. Newton2. Overview of Epidemiology, Pathology, and Treatment of Primary Brain Tumors Herbert B. Newton and Jose Javier Otero
3. Overview of Epidemiology, Pathology, and Treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumors Herbert B. Newton and Jose Javier Otero
4. Supportive Care of Brain Tumor Patients Herbert B. Newton and Leslie Ray
5. Brain Tumor-Related Epilepsy in Children Jonathan Lopez
6. Mechanisms of Focal Epileptogenesis Marco De Curtis
7. Pathophysiology of brain tumor-related epilepsy Andrea Salmaggi, Tiziana Granata, and Andrea Rigamonti
8. The Neurophysiology of Central Nervous System Tumors Jesse W. Mindel, Herbert B. Newton, and J. Layne Moore
9. Surgical Treatment for Epilepsy Ali Rezai
10. Clinical Evaluation of Epilepsy in the Brain Tumor Patient Herbert B. Newton and Marta Maschio
11. Antiepileptic Drugs: 1st Generation Sheri Cotterman-Hart
12. Antiepileptic Drugs: 2nd and 3rd Generation Sheri Cotterman-Hart
13. Antiepileptic Drugs and Brain Tumor Patients Marta Maschio, Herbert B. Newton, and Leslie Ray
14. Clinical Approach to BT-Related Epilepsy Marta Maschio and Herbert B. Newton
15. Neuropsychology of BTRE Marta Maschio and Loredana Dinapoli
16. Cognitive Rehabilitation in Patients with BTRE Marta Maschio and Loredana Dinapoli
17. Social Cost of Brain Tumor-Related Epilepsy Marta Maschio and Francesco Paladin
Authors
Herbert B. Newton Director, Neuro-Oncology Center, Medical Director, CNS Oncology Program, Advent Health Cancer Institute, Advent Health Orlando, Campus & Advent Health Medical Group, Professor of Neurology, UCF School of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA.Dr. Newton is currently the Director of the Neuro-Oncology Center and CNS Oncology Program at the Advent Health Cancer Institute and Advent Health Orlando Campus. He recently retired as Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Ohio State University Medical Center and the James Cancer Hospital, and was the holder of the Esther Dardinger Endowed Chair in Neuro-Oncology. He trained in Neuro-Oncology with Drs. Jerome Posner and William Shapiro at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and since then had been in academic Neuro-Oncology for over 25 years. He has published more than 220 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and is the Chief Editor or Co-Editor of ten textbooks in the field of Neurology and Neuro-Oncology. In addition, he has been listed as a Best Doctor (Neurology) and Top Doctor for Cancer (Neuro-Oncology) for the past 18 years.
Marta Maschio Center for Tumor-related Epilepsy, UOSD Psychiatry, Health Direction, National Institute for Cancer "Regina Elena", Rome, Italy.
Dr. Marta Maschio is Neurologist, Epileptologist, and Director of The Center for Brain Tumor-related Epilepsy, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute in Rome, Italy. Since 2005, she has been Director of this unique center, one of the few in Europe dedicated entirely to patients with Brain tumor-related Epilepsy. Known for her ability to think outside the box, Dr. Maschio is constantly searching for innovative approaches to improving patient care for this complex pathology, where epileptologists are rarely part of the patient's primary care team. She is dedicated to changing that through educational initiatives, membership in the leading international organizations in the field of epilepsy, and by publishing her research in leading scientific journals.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Maschio is an active researcher and has published over 100 articles on BTRE and numerous book chapters. She also contributed to the development of BTRE Treatment Recommendations published in 2008, as member of the Italian Scientific Committee, designated by the Italian Association for Neuro-oncology. Since 2011, she has been Co-Director of the Neuro-oncological Section, International School of Neurological Science S. Servolo, Venice International University, and since 2012, is National Coordinator of the BTRE Study Group, Italian Society against Epilepsy.
In 2010, she created her Centers' web portal, the first in the world exclusively for BTRE patients, of which she is very proud.
On a personal note, she has also won several national poetry awards.
