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Podcast: Anderson Epilepsy Surgery

Adult Epilepsy Surgery Neurosurgeon W. Stanley Anderson, M.D., talks about surgical ...

Date: 04/25/2011

Neurosurgeon W. Stanley Anderson, M.D., talks about surgical treatment options for adults with epilepsy.

Program Notes:

0:07  Adult epilepsy
0:31 
Mesial temporal sclerosis
1:22 
Very thorough neuropsychiatric evaluation before surgery
2:05 
Same tests for memory and other functions
3:02 
Typical presentation after failing two or three drugs
4:02  
Shocks the brain and keeps it from having one
5:03 
Seizures coming from both sides of the brain
6:00 
Better able to detect
7:02 
What kind of seizures is someone having?
8:00 
Get a consultation with an epilepsy center
8:51 
Ways of predicting when seizures may happen
9:39 
End

 

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