Podcast: Temporal Lobectomy Epilepsy Surgery

Temporal lobectomy, a surgical procedure that involves removing parts of the temporal lobe that cause seizures, is offering hope to epilepsy patients who have not been responsive to medical therapy.

Neurologists and neurosurgeons at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center use electroencephalograms (EEG), positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the state-of-the-art Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) to pinpoint the exact origin of the disease. Surgeons then remove the scarred tissue to reduce or eliminate the seizures.

On Wednesday March 1 at 5 p.m. neurosurgeon Steven Glazier, M.D. will perform a temporal lobectomy during a live internet broadcast on...

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[SaMBoT877]

Im 25, been having seizures since I was 20, I'm getting married this year n been extremely sick lately. I have made my decision of doin surgery therefore All you guys who have had successful surgeries it will be extremely nice of you to mention me your hospital & doctors name, I live in AUS but I can travel anywhere in world as long as their reliable, I heard that this one is Wake Forest Baptist Medical centre in NC but can I P-L-E-A-S-E get some more names, appreciate it

[beachgurlno1]

I am so lucky now....I am the girl in the video...i am now 25 and have had no complications since the surgery...that was the second brain surgery i have had...one when i was 10 and one when i was 17....

[dallasrichar26]

Your video is a favorite on Kuwait

[CarlAndrewEvans]

I did'nt go throught this type of surgery had 'selective transylvian amygydalohippocamecotmy' on left temporal lobe 2yrs ago,gone from 10-12 complex partial/tonic clonic seizures per month to NONE/0,it really changes your outlook on life,way you feel and more,just great,some people leave stupid comments,they need educating otherwise it could be them some day

[PrettyAlly]

11 years today I had the exact same surgery. I have been seizure free ever since. Life is great.

[mkeklpse1]

I had a temporal lobectomy two years ago. I went from 20 - 30 seizures a month to a big fat ZERO! I have my life back, no more trips to the hospital, I can drive again, I don't have to worry about my wife or kids seeing me have one. If it's an option, it may be well worth you looking into it. It's November, epilepsy awareness month. Get out there and spread the news and educate people!

[grahamstegall]

I was born with seizures and finally hit rock bottom inside on living with them and went thru the temporal lobectomy over a year ago. I was having 10+ seizures per week but ever since this, i've had ZERO!!!!!! If you qualify for it, and more people qualify than we think, I HIGHLY suggest doing it!! :)

[Yrluv4ever]

@Omnimatrix10 i'm trying to be mean, but my brother has seizures, that doesn't make him a freak. yes it is scary, and unnerving to those who watch a seizure, but those inflicted have no control over it. sometimes the seizures can be controlled with medication, and sometimes it can't. that's why these surgeries are performed. my brother is actually undergoing the epilepsy surgery friday to correct his seizure disorder. i don't consider him a freak and neither does my family nor his friends.

[beachgurlno1]

Technology is a great thing!! It has cured me and many other people! :D

[Omnimatrix10]

no more freaks.......GENIUS