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Right Frontal Lobectomy
Tue, 09/12/2006 - 14:26Topic: Surgery and Devices
My 6 year old son had a right frontal lobectomy on September 23, 2005 for intractable seizures. He didn't start having seizures until Sept. 1, 2005 so I didn't get to learn a lot before surgery. I was hoping to get some input from someone who has been through this and can tell me the progress they have had. I don't always know what to expect and because of his age he doesn't always communicate how he is feeling. I was told that the left frontal lobe will "take over" a lot of the functions since the removal of the right frontal lobe. If anybody has been through this and can offer any advice please let me know! I keep searching for answers to everything! Thanks, Shelby
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Re: Re: Right Frontal Lobectomy
Submitted by dmh on Fri, 2006-10-20 - 11:03
Hi,
Reading your situation made me feel better as I am scheduled to go in early next year for my LTL surgery. I am also currently 45 and they believe the scar tissue was caused by a high fever at 15 months of age. I had no more seizures until I was 8 and continued undiagnosed/untreated until I was 19. I am hoping that my right side is able to take over as yours did. I was very lucky growing up as even though I went untreated for 11 years I had no problems in school and even excelled in many subjects. It wasn't until this past year that my seizures worsened and the memory loss as well. Reading all this online I am always curious as to where you had your surgery. I am in Atlanta, GA, USA.
Dawn
Re: Right Frontal Lobectomy
Submitted by aussie2006 on Wed, 2006-09-13 - 06:39
Hi, I had left temporal lobe lobectomy earlier this year. I had had epilepsy since I was 4 months old, ( 45 years ago ), in one way I was fortunate I had it early in life. Through neuro pyscology testing and functional mri scans (fmri) ,doctors were able to tell that my right temporal lobe had taken over the functions of my left temporal lobe. They say my brain was able to make the switch because it happened to me at a very young age, whilst my brain was still growing. Did your son have any sort of pyscology testing done before surgery?, if so, post surgery psycolgy testing will tell if there have been any changes to your sons abilities ,i.e. memory, ( short term, long term or visual, verbal memories ) this testing is usually done about 9 months to 1 year after surgery. I hope this answers some questions for you . Aussie 2006