Surgery for gliomas deep in the front of the brain
Original title: Basal forebrain glioma: Clinical characteristics and surgical treatment.
How far along is this research?
- Lab cells
- Animals
- Review
- Tested in people
This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
Doctors looked back at past surgeries in people, not at a new treatment in a trial.
The short version
Surgery on tumors in a risky deep brain area stopped seizures for most patients.
What was studied. Doctors reviewed 67 people who had surgery for a brain tumor called a glioma: A tumor that starts in the glial cells. Those are the support cells of the brain and spinal cord. Gliomas are given a grade from 1 to 4. The grade says how the tumor is expected to act. See the glossary. The tumors sat in the basal forebrain, a deep area near the front of the brain.
What they found. Seizures stopped completely in 31 of 44 patients. Surgery took out at least 90% of the tumor in 25 of 59 patients. After surgery, 9 patients had weakness on one side of the body, and 12 had trouble with speech.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: Surgery in this hard to reach area can be done for some people. It may help bring seizures under control. Whether it fits you depends on where your tumor sits and how your surgeon rates the risk.
What it doesn't mean: This does not mean surgery here is safe for everyone. Doctors looked back at records from one center. They did not compare surgery against another treatment in a trial. Tumors that reached the back part of this deep area carried more risk of harm. This is not a cure for a brain tumor.
Source: PubMed, October 16, 2026 · Read the original
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