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Understanding seizure mapping and laser ablation surgery

Neurosurgeon Peter Warnke, MD, and neurologist Naoum Issa, MD, PhD, explain how mapping where seizures start in the brain and performing laser ablation surgery can effectively treat some medication-resistant seizures and epilepsy.

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