Because it is extremely precise and minimally invasive, laser ablation surgery reduces risk and recovery time for patients with epilepsy and certain types of brain tumors.
Epilepsy applications include:
- Deep brain lesions
- Focal cortical dysplasia
- Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
- Seizures that start in a focal area of the brain
Laser ablation surgery may also be effective for children who have had open surgery in the past, and those cases where seizures are difficult to treat.
Brain tumors treated include:
- Astrocytoma
- Ependymoma
- Glioblastoma
- Meningioma
- Metastatic brain tumors
- Schwannoma
Laser ablation also provides an option for patients with inoperable tumors due to prior surgeries and/or radiation, or because of their location in the brain would cause considerably more risk with a more traditional brain surgery such as a craniotomy.