Comparison of minimally invasive and traditional surgical approaches for refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of …

K Kohlhase, JP Zöllner, N Tandon, A Strzelczyk… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance‐guided laser interstitial laser therapy (MRgLITT) and radiofrequency
ablation (RFA) represent two minimally invasive methods for the treatment of drug‐refractory …

Ablative brain surgery: an overview

A Franzini, S Moosa, D Servello, I Small… - International Journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Ablative therapies have been used for the treatment of neurological disorders
for many years. They have been used both for creating therapeutic lesions within …

Effects of surgical targeting in laser interstitial thermal therapy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: a multicenter study of 234 patients

C Wu, WJ Jermakowicz, S Chakravorti, I Cajigas… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE)
has reported seizure freedom rates between 36% and 78% with at least 1 year of follow‐up …

Laser ablation for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: surgical and cognitive outcomes with and without mesial temporal sclerosis

C Donos, J Breier, E Friedman, P Rollo, J Johnson… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive surgical technique
for focal epilepsy. A major appeal of LITT is that it may result in fewer cognitive deficits …

Magnetic resonance imaging-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for epilepsy: systematic review of technique, indications, and outcomes

BE Youngerman, AV Save, GM McKhann - Neurosurgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND For patients with focal drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), surgical resection of
the epileptogenic zone (EZ) may offer seizure freedom and benefits for quality of life. Yet …

Decision‐making in stereotactic epilepsy surgery

KJ Miller, AL Fine - Epilepsia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Surgery can cure or significantly improve both the frequency and the intensity of seizures in
patients with medication‐refractory epilepsy. The set of diagnostic and therapeutic …

Resective, ablative and radiosurgical interventions for drug resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes

K Marathe, A Alim-Marvasti, K Dahele, F Xiao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: One-third of individuals with focal epilepsy do not achieve seizure freedom
despite best medical therapy. Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is the most common …

Surgical outcomes of laser interstitial thermal therapy for temporal lobe epilepsy: systematic review and meta-analysis

P Kerezoudis, V Parisi, WR Marsh, TJ Kaufman… - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) has emerged as a safe and effective
approach to the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). The relationship of ablation …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective multicenter study of laser ablation for drug resistant epilepsy–One year outcomes

P Landazuri, J Shih, E Leuthardt, S Ben-Haim… - Epilepsy research, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To report one-year seizure outcomes, procedural data, and quality of life scores
following laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) of epileptogenic foci. Methods Data from an …

Seizure onset patterns predict outcome after stereo‐electroencephalography‐guided laser amygdalohippocampotomy

AJ Michalak, A Greenblatt, S Wu, S Tobochnik… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy (SLAH) is an appealing option for
patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, who often require intracranial monitoring to confirm …