Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas in Adults

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.