Withdrawal of Antiseizure Medications After MRI –Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in Extra-Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Stereotactic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) –guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRg-LITT) is established as an effective alternative to open resections for the surgical management of medication refractory epilepsy.[1] In mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), studies have demonstrated comparative rates of seizure freedom between open resection procedures such as anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) or selective amygdalo-hippocampectomy (SAH), and stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy (SLAH) (67-75% vs 50-66% respectively).

Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - June 13, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Arjun Athreya, Rebecca E. Matthews, Daniel L. Drane, Leonardo Bonilha, Jon T. Willie, Robert E. Gross, Ioannis Karakis Source Type: research