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Malaga surgeons cure boy's epilepsy after carrying out unique operation
Ángel Escalera
...patient was seven years old; it was found to be the cause of his epilepsy. He underwent surgery, but it was not possible to remove the whole tumour because it was located very close to the language area and there was the risk that he would lose the faculty ... left part of the brain to the right and, once that had been done, remove the tumour and cure the epilepsy. The neurosurgeons carried out a craniotomy and placed a blanket of electrodes over the area of the lesion. Using cortical mapping they located ... step was to operate to remove the tumour. The operation was successful. The tumour was removed, the epilepsy stopped and the teenager was able to speak. This major success brings hope for other epileptic patients who are unable to have surgery at
