In a comparison of anterior temporal lobectomy and stereotactic radiosurgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, a higher proportion of patients receiving standard surgery were seizure free, and the difference in patients experiencing verbal memory loss was not significantly different between the two procedures.
A UCLA-led international research team received a $21-million grant last month to advance treatment for epilepsy.
The grant will allow UCLA researchers to study potential preventive therapies for epilepsy caused by traumatic brain injury. If the project succeeds, UCLA could be the first to develop preventive epilepsy therapy available for wide use.
