ArticleBMC neurology2020
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: a case report.
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- Epilepsy: Molecular Pathogenesis and Emerging Therapies.MedComm · 2026Review
- Focused ultrasound therapy for neurological disease.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2026Review
- From Ablation to Neuromodulation Platform: The Evolving Role of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound in Functional Neurosurgery.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2026Review
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- Focused ultrasound in pediatric neurosurgery: a scoping review of opportunities and challenges.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Advancements in Surgical Therapies for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Paradigm Shift towards Precision Care.Neurology and therapy · 2025Review
- A Potential Risk of Radiation-Induced Cavernous Malformations Following Adjuvant Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2024Article
- MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound for Refractory Epilepsy: Where Are We Now?Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Ultrasonic therapies for seizures and drug-resistant epilepsy.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Transcranial low-intensity ultrasound stimulation for treating central nervous system disorders: A promising therapeutic application.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Spatio-Spectral Ultrasound Characterization of Reflection and Transmission Through Bone With Temperature Dependence.IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control · 2022Article
- Pilot study of focused ultrasound for drug-resistant epilepsy.Epilepsia · 2022Article
- Clinical Intervention Using Focused Ultrasound (FUS) Stimulation of the Brain in Diverse Neurological Disorders.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Review
- Recent Advances in the Use of Focused Ultrasound as a Treatment for Epilepsy.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Focused Ultrasound in Neuroscience. State of the Art and Future Perspectives.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Technical Comparison of Treatment Efficiency of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy and Pallidotomy in Skull Density Ratio-Matched Patient Cohorts.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Ultrafast three-dimensional microbubble imagingTheranostics · 2020Article
- Feasibility of Ultrasonic Heating through Skull Phantom Using Single-element Transducer.Journal of medical ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWe report the first case of transcranial magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). CASE PRESENTATION: The target was located 20 mm lateral from the midline and 15 mm above the skull base (left hippocampus). Despite the application of maximal energy, the ablation temperature did not exceed 50 °C, probably because of the low number of effective transducer elements with incident angles below 25 degrees. The skull density ratio was 0.56. Post-operative magnetic resonance imaging did not reveal any lesion and the patient remained almost seizure-free for up to 12 months.
conclusionsThis preliminary case report suggests that MRgFUS may be effective for treating cases of MTLE. Therefore, the safety and feasibility of MRgFUS should be evaluated in future studies with larger numbers of participants and longer follow-up duration.
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