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Suggest Remedy For Seizure When Suffering From Glioblastoma Grade 3 Brain Tumor

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Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2015
Question: my uncle suffers from a glioblastoma grade 3 brain tumor which was operated on in may 2014 . he'd been on 8mg dexamethasone twice daily until december, once daily for january, every 2nd day by febuary, and finished by march. then he seemed to have a seizure. so he was reapplied 4x2 of dex since. but his mobility has seriously deteriorated. i'm concerned dex does more bad than good!
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Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (16 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Agree with your observation.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

For seizure, we need to start an anti-epileptic medication such as levetiracetam or phenytoin or oxcarbazepine.

Steroids are used to reduce brain swelling, and long term use of steroids has serious side effects.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Suggest Remedy For Seizure When Suffering From Glioblastoma Grade 3 Brain Tumor

Brief Answer: Agree with your observation. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for posting your query. For seizure, we need to start an anti-epileptic medication such as levetiracetam or phenytoin or oxcarbazepine. Steroids are used to reduce brain swelling, and long term use of steroids has serious side effects. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in