Cutting-edge laser brain surgery stifles seizures for epilepsy patientsThe technique, called laser ablation, is a revolutionary laser brain surgery and was performed recently at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New BrunswickNJ.com
Refractory epilepsy when criteria per CPB 0394 - Epilepsy Surgery are met; or Persons with recurrent brain metastases, recurrent glioblastoma, or radiation necrosis who are poor surgical candidates for craniotomy and resection, where open surgery presents prohibitive surgical risk or tumor is located at...
For patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) that can't be controlled by medications, a minimally invasive laser procedure performed under MRI guidance provides a safe and effective alternative to surgery, suggests a study in the June issue ofNeurosurgery, official journal of the Congress...
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive surgical technique used to treat neurological disorders, such as epilepsy, and brain tumors, such as glioblastoma (GBM) [1,2,3]. The effectiveness of LITT depends on the precise insertion of a laser probe into the tissue with ...
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive approach to achieve an ablative lesion in the brain that has seen increasing adoption for treatment of epilepsy and brain tumors with a favorable complication profile compared to traditional open resection [7,8]. LITT destroys the ...
There is an estimated 2.4 million people diagnosed with epilepsy each year, according to the World Health Organization. Some types of epileptic seizure can be essentially cured by open surgery for patients who don't respond to medical therapy, but it comes with risks and a longer recovery. In...
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) has become a popular tool in the treatment of tumors and epilepsy. While most commonly used for the treatment of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, it can be used as a minimally invasive option for the treatment of any seizure focus but has very rarely be...
Awake Laser Ablation with Continuous Neuropsychological Testing During Treatment of Brain Tumors and Epilepsy. Neurosurg. Clin. N. Am. 2023, 34, 239–245. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Hoffmann, C.O.; Rosenberg, C.; Linder, A.; Hosten, N. Residual tumor after laser ablation of human non-...