CNS Metastases Neurosurgery in the Aged: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Neurochirurgie, Mannheim, April 27-30, 1983 - 12 (1st edition.)

The computer tomograms of the brain were investigated in 195 patients in whom a primary carcinoma was known to be present.

Metastases of bronchial and mammary carcinomas are most frequent.

It is not possible to achieve a definite differentiation of brain metastases from known primary tumors.

References 1. Kazner, E. , Wende, S. , Grumme, Th. , Lanksch, W. , Stochdorph, 0. : Computertomographie intrakranieller Tumoren. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer 1981 2. Nadjmi, M. , Piepgras, U. , Vogelsang, H. : Kranielle Computertomo­ graphie. Stuttgart: Thieme 1981 3. Penzholz, H. : Die metastatischen Erkrankungen des Zentralnerven­ systems bei besartigen Tumoren.

Acta neurochir. Suppl. ~, 1968 4. ZUlch~ K. J. : Pathologische Anatomie der raumbeengenden intra­ kraniellen Prozesse.

In: Handbuch der Neurochirurgie, Bd. III, Hrsg. Krenkel, W. , Olivecrona, H. , Tennis, W. Berlin: Springer 1956 18 Epileptic Seizures in Brain Metastases B.

Neundorfer Klinik fUr Neurologie, Medizinische Hochschule LUbeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-2400 LUbeck 1 Epileptic seizures are a frequent symptem ef intracranial space­ eccupying lesiens (4).

The reperted frequency in the literature var­ ies between 13% and-abeut 50%.

This apparent discrepancy can be ex­ plained by the different cempesitien ef different series with regard to. the patient's age, turner histelegy and lecatien (4).

The mest frequently enceuntered finding in patients with symptematic seizures is a primary brain turner: at the tep ef the list eligedendregliemas, astrecytemas and meningiemas - at the bettem glieblastemas.

Brain metastases are also.