After her 6 hour brain operation to remove her right hippocampus
on June 22, 2011 In less than 24 hours after her surgery,
she was out of intensive care and no signs of any complications
other than a bad headache. She was released from UMass Med on June
26 and made a remarkable recovery. Peg has struggled with Temporal
Lobe Epilepsy since birth, and in recent years her seizures had
gotten worse. Her prognosis since surgery is very good, with the
expectation her seizures will now be fully controlled with
medication, which she still we need to take.
Peg less than 24 hours after surgery
Before and After views of the brain;
the circled photo below it shows the area taken out, which was
found to be very abnormal when examined post op.
Before and after above; below is Aug 15 MRI where circled area shows section taken out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus
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