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Review
. 2017 Oct;28(4):545-557.
doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2017.06.001.

MRI-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Epilepsy

Robert Y North  1 , Jeffrey S Raskin  2 , Daniel J Curry  3
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Review

MRI-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Epilepsy

Robert Y North et al. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for epilepsy (LITT-E) has become an established, minimally invasive alternative to traditional epilepsy surgery. LITT-E is particularly valuable in cases in which open surgery poses unacceptably high morbidity or patient preference precludes craniotomy. Here we present a focused review of technical details and application of LITT to both focal and generalized epilepsy.

Keywords: Epilepsy; LITT; Laser ablation; MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy.

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