EXTENSIVE PERITUMORAL BRAIN EDEMA IN A SMALL CLINOIDAL MENINGIOMA: CLINICAL CASE.

Peritumoral brain edema (PTBE) is seen in 40-78% of all cases of intracranial meningiomas. It may vary in shape and size, occasionally being two to three times larger than the tumor. We present a case of a 62-year-old female patient, suffering from seizure and progressive headache.

Epilepsy after ishemic stroke: is it worth administering anticonvulsants after the first attack?

Objective: Introduction: Epileptic attacks frequency in patients after stroke ranges widely from 3 % up to 60 %. Today many aspects of this problem in post-stroke epilepsy haven't been completely studied, regarding the problem of the time for administering antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). The aim of this study was to define the prognosis of symptomatic epilepsy development after stroke depending on the patients taking AEDs after the first epileptic attack.