Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas in Adults

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction: From the Inhibition of Dogmas to the Concept of Personalized Management in Patients with Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Epidemiology of Diffuse Low Grade Gliomas....Pages 13-53
Molecular Epidemiology of Diffuse Low-Grade Glioma....Pages 55-72
Molecular-Genetic Classification of Gliomas and Its Practical Application to Diagnostic Neuropathology....Pages 73-100
Towards an Intermediate Grade in Glioma Classification....Pages 101-108
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Pathogenesis of Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas....Pages 111-117
Dissemination of Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas: Tools and Molecular Insights....Pages 119-136
The Genomics of Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas....Pages 137-149
Diffuse Low-Grade Glioma Associated Stem Cells....Pages 151-172
Molecular Imaging of Diffuse Low Grade Glioma....Pages 173-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Clinical Presentation in Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas....Pages 199-213
Epilepsy and Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas....Pages 215-234
Quality of Life in Patients with Diffuse Low-Grade Glioma....Pages 235-252
Magnetic Resonance Oncometabolic Imaging in DLGG Beyond the Image....Pages 253-262
Positron-Emission-Tomography in Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas....Pages 263-286
Dynamics of DLGG and Clinical Implications....Pages 287-306
Natural History and Spontaneous Prognostic Factors....Pages 307-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Language, Cognitive and Emotional Evaluations....Pages 325-350
Task-Based and Resting-State Functional MRI in DLGG....Pages 351-374
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas....Pages 375-410
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Magnetoencephalography, Functional Connectivity and Neural Network Topology in Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas....Pages 411-429
Interactions Between Diffuse Low-Grade Glioma (DLGG), Brain Connectome and Neuroplasticity....Pages 431-465
Front Matter....Pages 467-467
Surgery for Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas (DLGG) Oncological Outcomes....Pages 469-495
Surgery for Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas (DLGG) Functional Ouctomes....Pages 497-533
Chemotherapy for Diffuse Low Grade Gliomas....Pages 535-577
Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Low Grade Gliomas....Pages 579-594
Functional Rehabilitation in Patients with DLGG....Pages 595-608
New Individualized and Dynamic Therapeutic Strategies in DLGG....Pages 609-624
Front Matter....Pages 625-625
Emerging Therapies for Diffuse Low Grade Glioma....Pages 627-635
Pregnancy and Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas....Pages 637-649
Biomathematical Modeling of DLGG....Pages 651-664
Resection Probability Maps of Glioma....Pages 665-683
The Concept of Onco-Functional Balance in the Management of DLGG....Pages 685-701
The Origins of Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas....Pages 703-727
From Management of Incidental DLGG to Screening of Silent DLGG....Pages 729-738
Back Matter....Pages 739-753