Laser Ablation in Pediatric Epilepsy.

Abstract

Laser ablation is an emerging, minimally invasive treatment for selected children with intractable focal epilepsy with improved procedural morbidity. Data for children lag similar studies in adults, but the hope is for near-equivalent seizure-control rates and improved neuropsychological outcome when compared with standard open surgical resection. The approach seems particularly beneficial when dealing with deep, focal lesions, such as hypothalamic hamartomas or hippocampal sclerosis.

• Authors: Robert Buckley, Samuel Estronza-Ojeda, Jeffrey G Ojemann
• Journal: Neurosurgery clinics of North America (Neurosurg Clin N Am) Vol. 27 Issue 1 Pg. 69-78 (Jan 2016) ISSN: 1558-1349 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 26615109 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Brain (surgery)
• Child
• Epilepsy (surgery)
• Hamartoma (surgery)
• Humans
• Hypothalamic Diseases (surgery)
• Laser Therapy (methods)
• Neurosurgical Procedures (methods)
• Seizures (surgery)
• Treatment Outcome