Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas in Adults /

The second edition of this well-received volume has been revised and updated to reflect the advances in pathological classification and molecular epidemiology of diffuse low-grade gliomas (DLGG) in adults and offers an updated review on individualized therapies. This book presents the latest researc...

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Other Authors: Duffau, Hugues (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:Second edition 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction: Diffuse Low Grade Gliomas (DLGG)
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Epidemiology and DLGG
  • New Pathological Classification
  • Towards an Intermediate Grade in Glioma Classification
  • Genetics of DLGG
  • Molecular Classification
  • Pathogenesis of DLGG
  • Mechanisms of DLGG migration
  • Genomics of DLGG
  • DLGG-associated stem cells
  • Molecular imaging
  • Clinical Presentation
  • Epilepsy and DLGG
  • Quality of Life in patients with DLGG
  • Oncological and Metabolic MRI
  • Positron Emission Tomography
  • Dynamics of DLGG and Clinical Implications
  • Natural History and Spontaneous Prognostic Factors
  • Language, Cognitive and Emotional Evaluation
  • Functional MRI in DLGG
  • Diffusion Tensor Imaging in DLGG
  • Magnetoencephalography and Functional Connectivity in DLGG
  • Interactions between DLGG and Neuroplasticity
  • Surgery: Oncological Considerations
  • Surgery: Functional Considerations
  • Chemotherapy^tion in Patients with DLGG
  • New Individualized Strategies
  • Pregnancy and DLGG
  • Social cognition and DLGG
  • Biomathematical Modeling of the DLGG Behavior
  • Towards a Resection Probability Map
  • The Onco-functional Balance in DLGG
  • The Origins of DLGG
  • DLGG and Cognitive Neurosciences.