MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for treatment of medically refractory non-lesional mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: Outcomes, complications, and current limitations: A review

Highlights • MRgLITT may be an alternative treatment option for high risk surgical patients. • MRgLITT has a reduced procedure time, hospitalization, and pain control. • Seizure-free outcomes can be achieved with MRgLITT similar to open surgery. • A better seizure outcome with MRgLITT in radiographi...

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Published inJournal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 38; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors Waseem, Hena, Vivas, Andrew C, Vale, Fernando L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2017
Subjects
Drug Resistant Epilepsy - therapy
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - therapy
Humans
Hyperthermia, Induced - methods
Laser ablation
Laser Therapy - methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Medically refractory epilepsy
Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Mesial temporal sclerosis
MRI guided laser interstitial thermal therapy
Neurology
Neurosurgical Procedures - methods
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Seizure
Surgery, Computer-Assisted - methods
Medically refractory epilepsy
Mesial temporal sclerosis
Seizure
MRI guided laser interstitial thermal therapy
Laser ablation
Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
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Summary:Highlights • MRgLITT may be an alternative treatment option for high risk surgical patients. • MRgLITT has a reduced procedure time, hospitalization, and pain control. • Seizure-free outcomes can be achieved with MRgLITT similar to open surgery. • A better seizure outcome with MRgLITT in radiographically proven MTS than negative brain MRI.
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ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2016.12.002