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UK teenage boy undergoes life-changing laser brain surgery

Doctors at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, removed the brain tissue that had been causing him seizures

UK teenage boy undergoes life-changing laser brain surgery
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The innovative laser technology -- known as MRI-guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) -- is minimally invasive and can reach the centre of the brain

London: Angus Bain, 17, has successfully undergone a life-changing laser brain surgery that cured him of his seizures.

Bain has been suffering debilitating epileptic fits at least once a week since he was four-years-old.

In October, doctors at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, removed the brain tissue that had been causing him seizures for the past 13 years. Ten weeks later, Bain has not had a single incident.

"I've never had such a long period not having a seizure, it's an amazing relief. I'm so happy," Bain was quoted as saying to BBC Scotland News.

"Christmas is a big occasion and now it will be even bigger this year." "Being able to have this surgery is amazing. I think it could change my life forever by making me able to do the things I haven't been able to do."

The innovative laser technology -- known as MRI-guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) -- is minimally invasive and can reach the centre of the brain.

The surgery takes just under two hours with a relatively short recovery time, the SWNS reported.

"The laser surgery is a fantastic development for specific patients and will give some with epilepsy a real chance to live a normal life," Jothy Kandasamy, consultant neurosurgeon at the Hospital, was quoted as saying.

"For some patients, by replacing invasive neurosurgery with cutting-edge laser therapy, we not only dramatically reduce risks to these patients, but significantly reduce their recovery time too," Kandasamy told BBC.

Angus Bain, 17, has successfully undergone a life-changing laser brain surgery that cured him of his seizures.

Bain has been suffering debilitating epileptic fits at least once a week since he was four-years-old.

In October, doctors at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, removed the brain tissue that had been causing him seizures for the past 13 years. Ten weeks later, Bain has not had a single incident.

"I've never had such a long period not having a seizure, it's an amazing relief. I'm so happy," Bain was quoted as saying to BBC Scotland News.

"Christmas is a big occasion and now it will be even bigger this year." "Being able to have this surgery is amazing. I think it could change my life forever by making me able to do the things I haven't been able to do."

The innovative laser technology -- known as MRI-guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) -- is minimally invasive and can reach the centre of the brain.

The surgery takes just under two hours with a relatively short recovery time, the SWNS reported.

"The laser surgery is a fantastic development for specific patients and will give some with epilepsy a real chance to live a normal life," Jothy Kandasamy, consultant neurosurgeon at the Hospital, was quoted as saying.

"For some patients, by replacing invasive neurosurgery with cutting-edge laser therapy, we not only dramatically reduce risks to these patients, but significantly reduce their recovery time too," Kandasamy told BBC.

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