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Approx. 30-50% of all brain tumor patients are affected by seizures
=> frequently first clinical manifestation of a brain tumor
Seizures are particularly common in slowly growing tumors and
tumors of glial origin
Epilepsy in brain tumor patients
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DNET
100%
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Ganglioglioma
80-90%
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Low-grade glioma
70-80%
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Meningeoma
30-60%
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Glioblastoma
30-50%
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Metastases
20-35%
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CNS lymphoma
10-15%