Epilepsy and Brain Tumors

1. Brain Tumor-Related Epilepsy: Introduction and Overview - Marta Maschio and Herbert B. Newton
2. 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

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. 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.

"This is an outstanding current review of epilepsy related to brain tumors. The approach is inspiring as it addresses both medical and surgical audiences. Score: 85 - 3 Stars" --Doody's

"In the last two decades, neuroscience research has made a big leap forward. The emergence of sophisticated genetic and molecular tools, combined with imaging techniques of unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution, and their application to in vivo models of major brain diseases allowed spectacular progress in our understanding of the structure and function of the brain in health and disease.