Hello All,
As my name implies, I have a friend with epilepsy. I know her since HS and over the years her seizures seemed to change. I witnessed many of them, including some really strange ones that had the Docs baffled. For example, in 1 and only 1, she spoke in clear words while in the seizure. I was driving and I don't recall what she said. But that was a 1 time thing.
She soon has to decide yes or no on surgery. They have done the 5 day EEG, 1 or 2 MRI's and 1 PET scan. They did the WADA. Still, they are uncertain where the seizures originate. On Mon 9/29/14 she's going in for electrodes deep in the brain. They think the seizures are coming from the left temporal lobe. They don't know which part yet. But there's a chance some may come from 1 of the occipital lobes.
I have 1 question today. Should the surgeon know exactly what part of the temporal lobe he's removing, or not? I have also read sometimes the surgeon is supposed to use is skill to identify the seizure tissue. My question is, I didn't think that was possible. Does brain tissue that causes seizures look different to the naked eye?
As my name implies, I have a friend with epilepsy. I know her since HS and over the years her seizures seemed to change. I witnessed many of them, including some really strange ones that had the Docs baffled. For example, in 1 and only 1, she spoke in clear words while in the seizure. I was driving and I don't recall what she said. But that was a 1 time thing.
She soon has to decide yes or no on surgery. They have done the 5 day EEG, 1 or 2 MRI's and 1 PET scan. They did the WADA. Still, they are uncertain where the seizures originate. On Mon 9/29/14 she's going in for electrodes deep in the brain. They think the seizures are coming from the left temporal lobe. They don't know which part yet. But there's a chance some may come from 1 of the occipital lobes.
I have 1 question today. Should the surgeon know exactly what part of the temporal lobe he's removing, or not? I have also read sometimes the surgeon is supposed to use is skill to identify the seizure tissue. My question is, I didn't think that was possible. Does brain tissue that causes seizures look different to the naked eye?