“Epilepsy Brain Surgery”
Cleveland
November 29, 2007
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Reporter: Mike Jacobson |
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Produced by: Mike Jacobson |
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ANCHOR LEAD They are two words that scare a lot of people: “brain
surgery.” But this type of surgery is
being used to successfully treat people who suffer from certain seizures. And experts want to spread the word.
Mike
Jacobson has the story.
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Lance Rice baby picture AN INNOCENT PICTURE…
Michelle looking at picture “You can see the bruise that he had
on the side of his forehead.”
Baby picture …CAPTURED MOMENTS AFTER HE WAS BORN…
““We didn’t know that meant anything about the
hemophilia.”
IS THE PREFACE TO LANCE RICE’S 17-YEAR STORY.
CG: Lance
Rice
Patient “I was born with a head bleed. When I was two, I contracted hepatitis
C. A couple years later, I tried to get
rid of my hepatitis C and found out I had epilepsy.” (:20)
Lance in his home AND HE HAS STRUGGLED WITH SEIZURES EVER
SINCE—SEIZURES THAT START IN ONE FOCAL AREA OF HIS BRAIN. AND MEDICINES WEREN’T HELPING.
CG: Dr. Deepak Lachhwani
Pharmacy/drugs/preproduction MOST
PEOPLE ARE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH MEDICINE.
BUT FOR THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT WHERE MEDICINES FAIL, A STUDY IN THE “JOURNAL
OF NEUROSURGERY” FINDS 81 PERCENT BECOME TOTALLY OR MOSTLY SEIZURE-FREE SIX
MONTHS AFTER BRAIN SURGERY. AND THE
PERCENTAGE IS 72 PERCENT TEN YEARS AFTER SURGERY.
BUT
EVEN WITH THIS SUCCESS, STUDIES SHOW THIS KIND OF SURGERY IS
UNDERUTILIZED. A REPORT IN THE JOURNAL
“EPILEPSY CURRENTS” FINDS OF THE 100 TO 200-THOUSAND POTENTIAL EPILEPTIC
SURGICAL CANDIDATES ONLY ABOUT THREE-THOUSAND GET BRAIN SURGERY.
Surgery Surgery.
LANCE HAD THE SURGERY—WHERE NEARLY
ONE-FIFTH OF HIS BRAIN WAS REMOVED.
CG: Lance
Rice
Patient “I just wanted to get rid of the seizures.” (:02)
Lance leaving home, driving, bowling AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
ONE YEAR AFTER HIS BRAIN SURGERY, LANCE IS ENJOYING A NEW LIFE…A NEW
LIFE WITHOUT SEIZURES. MIKE JACOBSON REPORTING.
Anchor Tag Dr.
Lachhwani (latch-wah-knee) says people with epilepsy
should talk to their doctor about all of the options available. And he stresses not all epileptics are good
candidates for brain surgery.
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