Shanghai experts take the lead in successfully exploring the treatment of children with adult epilepsy to bring hope to children with refractory epilepsy
Xinhuanet.com, May 9 (Chen Jing, Luo Yanqian) Since the age of three, the stars have suffered from epilepsy, from numbness and pain in the lower extremities to frequent falls for no reason; after receiving antiepileptic drugs, the child's condition Still cannot be fully controlled.
The Pediatric Hospital affiliated to Fudan University revealed on the 9th that Xingxing had refractory epilepsy. The doctors were the first to explore the precise positioning of the island leaf epilepsy surgery, which cured the pain that has plagued the star for many years.
It is reported that prior to this, insular epilepsy surgery was only used for the treatment of adult epilepsy, and there were few attempts for children. The MDT (multidisciplinary) team of the Pediatric Hospital bravely entered the restricted area and took the lead in the treatment of the child, trying to carry out the island lobe epilepsy surgery, and achieved success.
In the second operation, the experts completed the "cut-out" complete resection of the epileptic area. Photo courtesy of pediatric hospital
When Xingxing was 3 years old, there was numbness and pain in her lower extremities. With age, this situation became more and more frequent. Parents ran around the rivers with the stars, and received some "folk remedies" treatment, but with little effect. The stars that used to be lively and laughter became more and more eccentric.
After the Department of Neurology of the Pediatric Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University admitted Xingxing to the hospital, after further evaluation of treatment and continuous monitoring, the results confirmed that Xingxing's "zhongxie" is epilepsy. According to Professor Wang Yi of the Department of Neurology, the difficulty of the operation is the difficulty in positioning the insular lobe epilepsy. The operation is difficult. The child is prone to bleeding and hemiplegia. And because the epileptic area is located on the left dominant hemisphere, it is easy to damage the language function of the child.
It is understood that the operation is performed in two times. In the first operation, Deputy Chief Physician Zhao Rui of Neurosurgery used a surgical robot to accurately implant the deep electrodes into the epileptic area, and the radiofrequency thermocoagulation was used to minimally damage the epileptic area. The seizures were significantly relieved.
In the second operation, Director Li Hao of Neurosurgery and Professor Zhao Rui completed the "cut-out" complete resection of the epileptic area. After the operation, Xingxing's seizures completely disappeared without any damage or loss of nerve function. Slowly, the child was optimistic and cheerful again.
It is reported that insular epilepsy surgery is an operation that requires precise control. For children, this operation is even more difficult. As the National Children's Medical Center, the Pediatric Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University stated that it successfully tried this operation in the China Children's Specialist Hospital, hoping to bring new life to more children with intractable epilepsy. (Finish)