Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research

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The role side effects play in the choice of antiepileptic therapy in brain tumor-related epilepsy: a comparative study on traditional antiepileptic drugs versus oxcarbazepine

Marta Maschio1*, Loredana Dinapoli1, Antonello Vidiri2, Andrea Pace3, Alessandra Fabi4, Alfredo Pompili3, Maria Carmine Carapella3 and Bruno Jandolo1

Author Affiliations

1 Center for tumor-related Epilepsy, Department of Neuroscience and Cervical- Facial Pathology, National Institute for Cancer "Regina Elena", Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Roma, Italy

2 Department of Radiology, National Institute for Cancer "Regina Elena", Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Roma, Italy

3 Department of Neuroscience and Cervical-Facial Pathology, National Institute for Cancer "Regina Elena", Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Roma, Italy

4 Division of Clinical Oncology, National Institute for Cancer "Regina Elena", Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Roma, Italy

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Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28:60 doi:10.1186/1756-9966-28-60

Published: 6 May 2009

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TRADITIONAL AEDs GROUP: Patients' clinical and vital data. The data in table provide clinical and vital data of patients of traditional AEDs group.

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TRADITIONAL AEDs GROUP: Epilepsy characteristics. The data in table provide epilepsy characteristics of patients of traditional AEDs group.

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OXC GROUP: Patients' clinical and vital data. The data in table provide clinical and vital data of patients of OXC group.

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OXC GROUP: Epilepsy characteristics. The data in table provide epilepsy characteristics of patients of OXC group.

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