University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center: Laser Procedure Offers Advantages for Rare Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
May 07, 2021
May 07, 2021
DALLAS, Texas, May 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
Using a laser for a rare brain surgery to treat drop seizures, which cause a child with epilepsy to suddenly fall, holds some advantages over a traditional open craniotomy, including shorter hospital stays for patients, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers indicates. The findings, published in the Journal of Neurosurgery, provide the first quantitative data . . .
Using a laser for a rare brain surgery to treat drop seizures, which cause a child with epilepsy to suddenly fall, holds some advantages over a traditional open craniotomy, including shorter hospital stays for patients, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers indicates. The findings, published in the Journal of Neurosurgery, provide the first quantitative data . . .