At three weeks old, Luke was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis, a rare disease that causes benign tumors to grow on the brain and other vital organs. As a result of his disease, he experienced frequent seizures that affected his development and safety. Luke was referred to Texas Children’s Neuroscience Center for laser ablation surgery. The surgery was a tremendous success and Luke is now seizure-free.
Texas Children's Hospital is the first hospital in the world to use real-time MRI-guided thermal imaging and laser technology to destroy lesions in the brain that cause epilepsy and uncontrollable seizures. This safer, minimally-invasive procedure has led to a revolution in the treatment of epilepsy. To learn more, please visit texaschildrens.org/neuroscience.
