Patient's question:
The child is currently experiencing convulsions, and we are very anxious, but we don't know where to start in treating the child. I hope the doctor can give me some guidance.Doctor's answer:
Currently, the best technology for treating pediatric epilepsy is robotic stereotactic surgery [2]. This technology is a commercialized outcome of the National 863 Research Project and is primarily used for minimally invasive brain surgery planning, navigation, and stereotaxis. It was pioneered domestically by Professor Tian Zengmin [3] of the Neurosurgery Department at the 731 Hospital of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Robotic stereotactic surgery features minimally invasive, safe, and reliable characteristics, enabling rapid and precise localization of intracranial lesion location, size, volume, shape, and relationship with surrounding brain tissue; it can quickly and accurately identify the optimal surgical pathway; and it allows for precise ablation, modulation, and repair of intracranial lesions. Particularly for deep-seated small lesions, multiple lesions, and lesions located in critical functional areas that are unsuitable for craniotomy, as well as for elderly patients or those with weak constitutions who cannot tolerate craniotomy, stereotactic surgery offers advantages that cannot be replaced by other technologies [4].