ISSN:
0942-0940
Keywords:
Focal epilepsy
;
epilepsy surgery
;
ionizing radiation
;
stereotaxy
;
linear accelerator
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A case report is made on a 29 year old male suffering from drug resistant epilepsy with a left temporal focus and normal neuroradiological findings. Instead of the conventional partial temporal resection, the focus was stereotactically irradiated in five fractions using a standard linear accelerator (6 MeV), to a total dose equivalent of 10 Gy in a single shot. Two months after the treatment the frequency of seizures decreased and the patient has been free of attacks since the seventh postirradiation month, up to 27 months by now, and in excellent condition. Noninvasive Stereotactic radiotherapy may turn out to be a rational way to eliminate an epileptic focus.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01541801
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