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Has Anyone Had Or Has Their Child Had A Frontal Lobe Resection Surgery? If So, How Did It Work Out?
I too did the Left Temporal Lobe surgery. No experience with Frontal Lobe surgery. It helped reduce my seizure frequency from severe to mild and moderate seizures.
How Laser Ablition Treatment Can Cure My Seizures ？
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), also called ablation, is a minimally invasive brain surgery that uses laser energy to target and destroy small areas of the brain causing seizures. During… read more
Can You Have 2 Different Kinds Of Epilepsy?
My recent stay in an EMU says my seizures come from the right temporal lobe but, it says there's a possibility of extratemporal epilepsy. I always thought I just had right temporal lobe epilepsy but the fact it shown there was a possibility of that does that mean I could have 2 types of epilepsy?
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What Does This Mean: "Mild Asymmetric Decreased Cortical Uptake Along Portions Of The Medial Aspect Of The Left Temporal Lobe"
The medial temporal lobe (MTL) is a crucial region within the brain, situated on the inner side of the temporal lobe
Hippocampal Region
The hippocampal region, resembling a curved tube akin to a… read more
Has Anyone Had Surgery For Cortical Dysplasia ? And What Were Your Results ?
Hi Eric Fuentes,
Look up on Google and type focal cortical dysplasia. Your answer is right there!
What Does SEEG Cortical Stimulation Feel Like?
I'm going to have to do an SEEG in the near future. They are placing the depth electrodes in the operculum and insula region of my brain. My doctor had mentioned cortical stimulation. Was the experience unpleasant and or painful?
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My Husband Was Just Diagnosed With Focal Cortical Dysplasia. Is Anyone Familiar With This?
I have a “general practitioners (my family doctor)” appointment on August 27. I’m going to bring that up with her then. It almost makes me think MAYBE I SHOULD STOP THE TRAZADONE?!! My old family… read more
Have Any Of You Had A Temporal Lobe Resection For Your Seizures?
I have uncontrolled seizures and they went to see about the surgery or another kind of medication, but the medication have not been working.
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I’ve always been one who has 1 or 2 seizures per month. Ever since I got the RNS I have more 1 seizure months. If you have more seizures I believe you’d see a bigger… read more
Are You Self Critical And Use It? Curious
I use it quite often when I need to and it does me and my way of life good, I also do self reflection and use both of them and it has a good effect in my life with, I'm not perfect but it does help out in my areas of my life and helps me learn more about things and such etc i can improve on, I use it daily and it is a thing to do, my opinion, what are your thoughts about this âť“ I use it with the condition I have also,
No, I'm not self critical
Has Anyone Had The Temporal Lobe Resection If So How Was The Surgery For You And Would You Reccot
I want to know if the Temporal Lobe Resection would be something that I could be considering than the VNS, if so I just want advice from patients who have had it and let me know there experience.
I had the temporal lobe removal in 1995 first which was a successful surgery. That took place at Univ of Maryland at the time because no medication was working for me and the seizure activity was… read more
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