Open AccessOpen Resection versus Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for the Treatment of Pediatric Insular Epilepsy
Author(s) -
Andrew T. Hale,
Sonali Sen,
Ali S. Haider,
Freedom F. Perkins,
Dave Clarke,
Mark R. Lee,
Luke Tomycz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.455
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1093/neuros/nyz094
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , epilepsy , cortical dysplasia , craniotomy , refractory (planetary science) , complication , physics , psychiatry , astrobiology
Various studies suggest that the insular cortex may play an underappreciated role in pediatric frontotemporal/parietal epilepsy. Here, we report on the postsurgical outcomes in 26 pediatric patients with confirmed insular involvement by depth electrode monitoring.