Laser interstitial thermal therapy for medically intractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Abstract

To describe mesial temporal lobe ablated volumes, verbal memory, and surgical outcomes in patients with medically intractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) treated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–guided stereotactic laser interstitial thermal therapy (LiTT).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 24, 2015
Source ID
10.1111/epi.13284

Entities

People

  • Ashwini Sharan
  • Chengyuan Wu
  • Christopher Skidmore
  • James E Evans
  • Joon Y. Kang
  • Joseph B Tracy
  • Maromi Nei
  • Matthew Lorenzo
  • Michael R Sperling
  • Scott Mintzer

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Eisai
  • Medtronic plc
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Pfizer
  • Thomas Jefferson University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Medical Imaging.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy