Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Vagal Nerve Stimultaion for epilepsy
Vagus nerve stimulation therapy is another form of treatment that should be tried when medications fail to stop seizures. It is currently approved for use in adults and children over the age of 12 who have partial seizures that resist control by other methods. The therapy is designed to prevent seizures by sending regular small pulses of electrical energy to the brain via the vagus nerve, a large nerve in the neck.
VNS
VNS
Treatment Options for Epilepsy patients
Radiosurgery differs from conventional radiation therapy in several respects. With standard external beam radiation therapy techniques, tumors and much or all of the surrounding brain are treated to the same dose of radiation. The radiation dose is given in small increments over several weeks to allow normal brain tissue to recover from its effect, while tumor tissue is less likely to recover. Ultimately, the brain can absorb a maximal dose of radiation, beyond which no further treatment is advisable. There is increasing evidence that over long periods of time, high doses of radiation are harmful to normally functioning brain. The technique of Gamma Knife radiosurgery treats only the abnormal tissue, in a single session, without significant radiation to adjacent brain. Professor Leksell’s concept has proved to be a true advance in the treatment of intracranial disease.
Epilepsy India
Gamma Knife
Epilepsy India
Gamma Knife
Thursday, February 11, 2010
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