Traditional surgery requires opening up the skull to access the part of the brain to be removed. A newer type of surgery, called stereotactic laser ablation, can be done through a small hole in the skull. “Stereotactic” refers to the use of medical imaging technologies that allow the ...
Antiepileptic drugs do not control seizures effectively or patients are unable to tolerate the side effects of antiepileptic drugs Seizures always arise from the same point of origin (focal epilepsy) Quality of life can be significantly improved with surgery Surgical options are limited if the focal ...
Despite many successful outcomes, Wu and others involved in laser therapy would like to see more epilepsy patients consider both conventional and laser surgery as an option once they understand the potential benefits. Wu referenced a survey of more than 100 patients that was conducted about a decad...
An important goal of epilepsy treatment is the quality of life of patients. Disturbed sleep, insomnia, and daytime sleepiness rank highly among unfavorable effects of the disease and side effects of the treatment. Therefore, sleep-related issues should be considered when treating patients with epileps...
We’ve benefited from these advancements. In addition to genetic testing, my son had VNS surgery when he was nine and DBS surgery right before his 15th birthday, even though they weren’t options when our journey started. Of course, it’s easier to be on this side of it and say that ...
Music and art and seizures and love. Post-Ictal – ambient. May 13, 2013. Had a partial seizure of some kind on the subway this afternoon. It’s the first time I’ve had one in public since surgery in October 2012. And unfortunately, I was alone. No one else seemed to notice, as...
For light delivery, the optical fiber implant was connected to a 473 nm diode-pumped solid-state laser (Shanghai Laser & Optics Century). Mice were allowed 2 h to recover from implant surgery before light delivery. For kainate experiments, closed-loop seizure detection and light delivery ...
“It enables us to treat pathology that is not safely accessible with open surgery via a minimally invasive laser used under direct MRI guidance.” Not only does the technology enable surgeons to cure epilepsy and treat brain tumors without a traditional craniotomy, but they can now access and ...
Epilepsy surgeryTemporal lobeHypothalamic hamartomaFocal cortical dysplasiaINTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPYTEMPORAL-LOBE EPILEPSYAMYGDALOHIPPOCAMPOTOMYDYSPLASIAPATIENTThe MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) is a novel therapeutic approach for pharmacoresistant epilepsy patients. Due to its minimally ...
“I’m doing so much better. The brain surgery that I had at the Cleveland Clinic was a laser ablation,” Staggs said. “It’s a relatively new surgery where they can just, instead of opening up your skull, taking out a larger part of your brain, they can find where the pacemaker ...