Antiseizure medications for preventing a first seizure in adults with a brain tumour

Laura White; Nicole Mooney; Mohammad A Mustafa; Matthew G Stovell; Michael D Jenkinson; Anthony G Marson; Rasheed Zakaria; Sarah J Nevitt; Gashirai K Mbizvo

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD015155

Antiseizure medications for preventing a first seizure in adults with a brain tumour

Laura White
, Nicole Mooney
, Mohammad A Mustafa
, Matthew G Stovell
, Michael D Jenkinson
, Anthony G Marson
, Rasheed Zakaria
, Sarah J Nevitt
, Gashirai K Mbizvo

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Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the efficacy and tolerability of antiseizure medications (ASMs) in preventing a first seizure in people with brain tumours compared with placebo or no active treatment.

Original language	English
Article number	CD015155
Number of pages	15
Journal	The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
Volume	2025
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD015155
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2025

Bibliographical note

Keywords

Humans
Anticonvulsants/therapeutic use
Brain Neoplasms/complications
Seizures/prevention & control
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Adult

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