Treatment Options for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is the most
common form of epilepsy seen in adults. Most mesial
temporal lobe epilepsy have an association with
hippocampal sclerosis. Patients suffering from MTLE
have had seizures or experienced a serious injury
during critical brain growth periods of their childhood.
Research to date on MTLE has not elicited the discovery
of a pharmaceutical treatment. Therefore, MTLE
is currently treatable through only surgery. Patients
who are eligible for surgery are already in the advanced
stages of MTLE, although recently there has
been a discovery that post surgery, has shown some
risk of memory lost. Now, laser ablation therapy is
being looked at as an alternative treatment for those
who are suffering from MTLE. The focus of this study
is on the current research on MTLE with a concentration
on possible connections of the diagnosis and
treatment options for patients experiencing different
types of epilepsy.