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Topic: Surgery and Devices

Multiple Subpial Transection Surgery

04/2015 | 0 Comments

Has anyone out there had an MST (multiple subpial transection)? If so can you please tell me your experience. Our neurologists have suggested this...
life after left temporal lobe surgery

04/2015 | 0 Comments

Hi everyone, if you have had left temporal lobe surgery, can you please tell me what your life has been like after surgery.....are you back to living...
WADA results

04/2015 | 0 Comments

Well, my neurologist got my WADA test results and said I did well on both sides, meaning both my right and left hemispheres are involved in memory...
Laser Ablation Surgery

04/2015 | 0 Comments

My name is Doug, I'm 39 and have had epilepsy my whole life. On the 10th of this month I'm having Lazer Ablation Surgery. I'm pretty nervous, have...
WADA test..what was your experience like?

03/2015 | 0 Comments

hi everyone, I will be having the WADA test in a few days, and would like to hear some of your experiences with this test...were you sore afterwards...
Biomedical Devices

03/2015 | 1 Comments

I am considering the RNS device (Neuro Pace in it's updated form) Has anyone had this device implanted. I would appreciate knowing any difficulties...
VNS surgery

03/2015 | 2 Comments

Hi, I am due to have the VNS surgery done. I first met with my consultant about 2 months ago. So I am now waiting for a meeting with my surgeon to...
i m good

03/2015 | 0 Comments

Hi everyone, it would be so helpful if you could suggest questions to ask my neurologist and/or the neurosurgeon regarding temporal lobe surgery...I...
surgery

03/2015 | 2 Comments

my son has been adviced for left front temporal lobe. can any one suggest us for best neuro child surgeon.
craniotomy surgery

03/2015 | 0 Comments

Hello my name is Ross I have grand mal seizures, since I been 16. Never in my life, I thought I would have brain surgery. It was going to stop me...
Headache Remedies

03/2015 | 1 Comments

Hello all, I underwent left temporal lobectomy surgery in 2011 and have been having powerful headache 24/7. My doctors prescribes pain killers, but...
How do you know......??

03/2015 | 0 Comments

How do you know if the brain surgery worked? How do you know if it cured your seizures? Will the surgeon be able to tell you whether or not the...
Driving and surgery

03/2015 | 1 Comments

For those of you who have had temporal lobe surgery, how long did you have to wait until you could drive again?
Corpus callosotomy

02/2015 | 0 Comments

I am a new user. My daughter aged 19 has been offered a corpus callosotomy to help control her drop attacks which are quite severe. Has anyone had...
If you......??

02/2015 | 0 Comments

If you were given the opportunity to have brain surgery to stop your seizures, would you go through with it?
Occipital lobe surgery

02/2015 | 0 Comments

I am new to this site and am so glad I found a place where people understand. I have a cavernous malformation in my occipital lobe and have tried...

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