MEG seizure focus on MRI

Magnetoencephalography uses superconductive sensors to map the magnetic fields created by the brain’s electrical activity.  For people with seizures it can pinpoint where the seizures are coming from.  Those seizure areas can be plotted onto a picture of your brain from an MRI.

MEG can also map the location of brain functions including motor, sensory and primary language areas.  This kind of mapping is especially important when removing brain tumors and can provide your neurosurgeon vital information on locations of vital function.

Visit our MEG/MSI (Magnetic Source Imaging) lab online at www.magneticsourceimaging.net for more information on MEG.

Magnetic Source Imaging

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Dr. Mary Dunn, our consulting neurosurgeon here at Minnesota Epilepsy Group talks about brain surgery and the use of Magnetic Source Imaging (MSI)/BrainLAB stereo-tactic navigation.

The Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota supports the 60,000 Minnesotans & North Dakotans living with epilepsy.

Visit www.epilepsyfoundationmn.org to find out get involved with Epilepsy Awareness and help those with epilepsy.

Being an accredited EEG Lab by ABRET means we:

1. comply with established standards and guidelines
2. have polices and procedures in place that facilitate consistent technical quality
3. support professionalism and quality patient care

Visit ABRET’s website to learn more.

Intraoperative MRI Suite

At Minnesota Epilepsy Group we perform almost all our epilepsy surgeries in partnership with United & Children’s Hospital at the John Nasseff Neuroscience Center Intraoperative MRI Suite.  This operating suite is the only one of its kind in the Twin Cities metro area offering 2 surgical suites and a diagnostic suite.  During epilepsy and tumor surgery, intraoperative MRI scans can be acquired during surgery to help give the neurosurgeon valuable decision making information.

3D electrode grid with MSI seizure dipoles

We also use image guided surgical planning/navigation in combination with various imaging techniques to help map out brain function, seizure location, and anatomically guide the neurosurgeon during surgery.   Our program combines data from long term EEG monitoring (LTM), Magnetic Source Imaging (MSI), and Intraoperative MRI (IMRI) to provide better outcomes for surgical patients.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – For Gopher football coach Jerry Kill, the sudden spike in seizures has been a mystery. For scientists looking into seizures, the inner-workings of the brain is always a mystery. So what is a seizure and what happens inside the brain?

“Everything gets excited, everything gets stimulated like being hit by lightning,” said Dr. Michael Frost, a neurologist with Minnesota Epilepsy Group in St. Paul.

According to Frost, not all seizures are epilepsy, but most seizures that aren’t linked to diabetes are.

He explained epilepsy as “somebody who’s had at least a seizure and is at risk for more.”

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Please join the MEG Walkers team for a beautiful stroll 2 mile around Como Lake in St Paul.  Check in is at 5:30 pm August 11th, 2011 and the stroll starts at 6:30 pm. When you arrive at Como follow Epilepsy Stroll signs to Como Zoo and Conservatory.

Our goal is to raise $1000.00. You can donate by Check, cash or via the EFM website.

http://megwalkers.mnepilepsy.org

Camp Ozawizeniba (Oz, for short) is a fun, week-long overnight camp for boys and girls, ages 9 – 17, whose primary medical condition is epilepsy and other seizure disorders. Campers enjoy a wonderful summertime experience, gain a better understanding of epilepsy and meet others who know what it’s like to live with seizures.

Camp Oz brochure
Epilepsyfoundationmn.org

The story highlighted a patient who received care at Minnesota Epilepsy Group, PA. The information obtained from the non-invasive MSI testing allowed the neurosurgeon to avoid critical brain function and remove the tumor successfully.

Minnesota Epilepsy Group, PA is the only epilepsy group in Minnesota to offer this state-of-the-art technology.