Magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for the treatment of non-lesional insular epilepsy in pediatric patients: thermal dynamic and volumetric factors influencing seizure outcomes.
Hepzibha AlexanderKelsey CobournIslam FayedDewi Depositario-CabacarRobert F KeatingWilliam D GaillardChima O OluigboPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2019)
The proportion of insula ablated, as well as the volume of ablation, are related to seizure outcome with increasing ablation volumes corresponding to improved seizure control. Further analysis of insula laser ablation thermal dynamics and volumes is needed.