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MRI-guided Laser an Alternative to Epilepsy Surgery

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ATLANTA, June 4, 2014 — Many patients suffering from certain types of epilepsy find little relief or control by way of medications. Now there may be a new solution. A team from Emory University School of Medicine has developed an MRI-guided, minimally invasive laser procedure for patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). And they said their study proves that this real-time procedure, called magnetic-resonance-guided stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampectomy (SLAH), is safe and effective. The study, conducted on 13 adult patients with MTLE whose seizures have not responded to antiepileptic drug...Read full article

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    Published: June 2014
    Biophotonicsdiode lasersEmory UniversityGeorgiaMRIResearch & TechnologySchool of Medicinemesial temporal lobe epilepsyMTLEmagnetic resonance-guided stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampectomySLAHseizureamygdalohippocampal complexDr. Robert E. GrossFunctional/Stereotactic and Epilepsy Surgery DivisionLasers

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