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Our review of the literature is basically focused on the primary prophylaxis of early seizures after surgery of cerebral supratentorial tumors, with the aim of suggesting several recommendations in medical antiepileptic treatment to avoid this kind of seizures which occur immediately after surgery. In conclusion, it is recommended to provide criteria for prophylaxis of early seizures after surgery of cerebral supratentorial tumors. It́s recommended a one week treatment with antiepileptic drugs in patients who didńt have seizures jet, starting immediately after the surgical treatment. If seizures appear during progress of the disease, a large period treatment will be needed. Preferred antiepileptic treatment is intravenous and with a low interactions profile. Levetiracetam, followed by valproic acid seem to be most appropriated drugs due to their properties and protective effects, particularly for our patients requirements. These recommendations are considered a general proposal to effective clinical management of early seizures after surgery, not taking into account the single circumstances of our patients. Always, clinical features of the patients could modify even significantly these guides in the benefit of each patient., (Copyright © 2011 Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved.)

The influence of risk factors predisposing to recurrences was assessed in 103 children with febrile convulsions who were given prophylactic treatment with phenobarbitone, primidone or sodium valproate at adequate doses and whose compliance with treatment was monitored. There was a greater risk of recurrence among girls. Increasing risk was observed with decreasing age at which children suffered the first febrile convulsion. Neither a family history of epilepsy, failure of previous treatment, history of perinatal incidents, focal or prolonged febrile convulsions, recognition of neurological disease nor the number of previous febrile convulsions led to any significantly greater risk in these children. There was an increased tendency for recurrence with increasing interval between the first febrile convulsion and the start of prophylactic treatment.