Deep brain stimulation of hippocampus in treatment of refractory temporal lobe epilepsy.

Angelika Stapińska-SyniecMagdalena KonopkoAleksandra WierzbickaTadeusz PietrasMarek ProkopienkoKasper Sipowicz

Published in: Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska (2024)

Hippocampal DBS appears to be a safe and efficacious treatment alternative for patients who are not candidates for temporal lobectomy or selective amygdalohippocampectomy due to serious postoperative cognitive deficits. In selected patients with TLE, this neuromodulatory therapy may be very safe and efficacious.

Keyphrases

deep brain stimulation
temporal lobe epilepsy
parkinson disease
obsessive compulsive disorder
patients undergoing
stem cells
cognitive impairment
cerebral ischemia
brain injury
replacement therapy
cell therapy