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Left hippocampus

Tue, 08/06/2013 - 18:15
I am new to this website, so i will introduce my self. i have had seizures for the past 29 years. My seizures are in my left hippocampus. I have always had concerns about having surgery, but Recently my doctor informed me of a new type of surgery called MRI guided laser ablation. I am considering having this done since it is not as major surgery, but I would like to be sure that the tissue they remove is not usable. Does anybody know how they can tell that I don't use any of my left hippocampus?

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Re: Left hippocampus

Submitted by Frank Lee on Tue, 2013-08-06 - 23:54

I actually had to look up the definition of "ablation":  remove, detach, destroy...

I could be very mistaken, but I believe there could be scar tissue on the hippocampus. That could hopefully be removed.  Many people with temporal lobe epilepsy have the problem of a reduced hippocampus...causing memory, reasoning, cognitive problems, etc.

If I thought my problem could be cured with surgery, I would not care how any excess tissue would be used.

Good luck and keep us informed. 

I actually had to look up the definition of "ablation":  remove, detach, destroy...

I could be very mistaken, but I believe there could be scar tissue on the hippocampus. That could hopefully be removed.  Many people with temporal lobe epilepsy have the problem of a reduced hippocampus...causing memory, reasoning, cognitive problems, etc.

If I thought my problem could be cured with surgery, I would not care how any excess tissue would be used.

Good luck and keep us informed. 

Re: Left hippocampus

Submitted by william.hartman on Fri, 2013-10-25 - 11:00

Thanks for your reply.  I just got back from the hospital yesterday.  So far, the results are very good.  I haven't had any seizures or auras since the surgery.  I have never had a day without auras for the past 29 years so this is amazing. My memory is just as good as it was before the surgery:)  The one side affect that I wasn't expecting is that my emotions are like a roller coaster.  I usually have steady emotions, but now the simplest things like my wife telling me she loves me can make me cry.  The doctor said this was a possible temporary side effect, but I didn't expect it to be this wild.

I thank God for this amazing new technology and some amazing doctors who really do care for their patients.

 

Drew

Thanks for your reply.  I just got back from the hospital yesterday.  So far, the results are very good.  I haven't had any seizures or auras since the surgery.  I have never had a day without auras for the past 29 years so this is amazing. My memory is just as good as it was before the surgery:)  The one side affect that I wasn't expecting is that my emotions are like a roller coaster.  I usually have steady emotions, but now the simplest things like my wife telling me she loves me can make me cry.  The doctor said this was a possible temporary side effect, but I didn't expect it to be this wild.

I thank God for this amazing new technology and some amazing doctors who really do care for their patients.

 

Drew

Re: Left hippocampus

Submitted by Frank Lee on Sat, 2013-10-26 - 00:41

CONGRATULATIONS!

Maybe try to let others know about the success.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Maybe try to let others know about the success.

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