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LITT surgery, using heat generated by a laser, offers less side effects and a shorter hospital stay compared to traditional epilepsy surgery. It is called LITT, or laser interstitial thermal therapy. It is a new procedure for some types of epilepsy, using a laser to remove brain tissue that is causing seizures. In Alabama, it is available only at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children’s of Alabama.   “In the short time we’ve been performing the LITT procedure, we’ve found it can reduce the number of open brain surgeries for epilepsy surgeries where we have to remove part of the skull,” said Kristen Riley, M.D., professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. “LITT uses a laser beam directed through a pencil eraser-sized incision in the skull. For those cases where it is appropriate, LITT is less invasive, with fewer side effects and a shorter hospital stay.”

University of alabama at birminghamUnited statesSpruce pineJeffrey blountBethany freemanNicole bentleyKristen rileyDepartment of neurosurgeryDepartment of neurologyEpilepsy centerபல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் அலபாமா இல் பர்மிங்காம்ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்தளிர் பைன்ஜெஃப்ரி புளூட்பெத்தானி ஃப்ரீமேன்நிக்கோல் பென்ட்லி