Magnetic resonance imaging-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for epilepsy: systematic review of technique, indications, and outcomes

BE Youngerman, AV Save, GM McKhann - Neurosurgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND For patients with focal drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), surgical resection of
the epileptogenic zone (EZ) may offer seizure freedom and benefits for quality of life. Yet …

[HTML][HTML] Non-pharmacological interventions for intractable epilepsy

F Alqahtani, I Imran, H Pervaiz, W Ashraf… - Saudi Pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Elsevier
In 30% of epileptic individuals, intractable epilepsy represents a problem for the
management of seizures and severely affects the patient's quality of life due to …

Subcentimeter epilepsy surgery targets by resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging can improve outcomes in hypothalamic hamartoma

VL Boerwinkle, ST Foldes, SJ Torrisi, H Temkit… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the outcomes of epilepsy surgery
targeting the subcentimeter‐sized resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs …

Stereoelectroencephalography-guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation for hypothalamic hamartomas: preliminary evidence

PH Wei, Y An, XT Fan, YH Wang, YF Yang, LK Ren… - World Neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided ablation methods, such
as laser interstitial thermal therapy and MRI-guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RF …

Brain mosaicism of hedgehog signalling and other cilia genes in hypothalamic hamartoma

TE Green, A Fujita, N Ghaderi, EL Heinzen… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is a rare benign developmental brain lesion commonly
associated with a well characterized epilepsy phenotype. Most individuals with HH are non …

Emerging indications for stereotactic laser interstitial thermal therapy in pediatric neurosurgery

M Remick, MM McDowell, K Gupta… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Surgical treatment of deep or difficult to access lesions represents a unique and significant
challenge for pediatric neurosurgeons. The introduction of stereotactic magnetic resonance …

Neuropsychiatric profile of paediatric hypothalamic hamartoma: systematic review and case series

G Corbet Burcher, H Liang, R Lancaster… - … Medicine & Child …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To evaluate neuropsychiatric comorbidities in children and adolescents with
hypothalamic hamartoma. Method We retrospectively analysed case notes for all individuals …

Stereotactic radiosurgery as the initial management option for small-volume hypothalamic hamartomas with intractable epilepsy: a 35-year institutional experience …

Z Wei, L Vodovotz, DD Luy, H Deng, A Niranjan… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Young patients with hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) often present with
intractable epilepsy. Currently there are no established management guidelines for HH. The …

Evolution of pediatric epilepsy surgery program over 2000–2017: improvement of care?

A Belohlavkova, P Jezdik, A Jahodova, M Kudr… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose We assessed trends in spectrum of candidates, diagnostic algorithm, therapeutic
approach and outcome of a pediatric epilepsy surgery program between 2000 and 2017 …

Management of central precocious puberty in children with hypothalamic hamartoma

J Suh, Y Choi, JS Oh, K Song, HS Choi, A Kwon… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is a rare, congenital, and benign lesion of the tuber
cinereum, typically presenting with central precocious puberty (CPP), gelastic seizure, and …