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Staples are used. Which are removed after 2 weeks by specialist nurse.

Mostly for brainstem lesions below 3cm

This particular treatment is offered to people with small lesions specifically within the brain, brainstem or base of skull. Other treatment areas which are small enough may be eligible for a type of treatment called sabr which has a similar principle but will not require a "shell" to be made.

A neurologist answered my closed question "does my child have epilepsy" with “No he has something else". Turns out he haf an epileptic condition at the most serious end of the spectrum. Worse than Lennoxgasteau. Your comment also describes gelastic seizure activity that you're aware of. My son used to laugh uncontrollably for 6hours at a time. Very serious. It won't hurt you to get a second opinion.....and from an epileptologist not a psych.

@@ratusbagus no I don’t have gelastic seizures I just go straight into a seizure without any warnings at all. I’m waiting for a reappointment with the neurologist to be rechecked again.

@@rtruscott2 So look where I've come across you. In epilepsy comments. So you're concerned. Have they done anything longer than a 5 minute eeg? Have they captured one of your seizures on eeg such that they can determine that event is not a seizure or epilepsy related? If not then you need to get a telemetry in hospital. These can also be done at home. You're eeg wired and plugged into a laptop which is also hosting a camera that records onto the eeg file. It's a bit of a palava but worth it. Do you have someone to help when you have siezures? How to get a 2nd opinion if you want one. Go to your GP and ask to be referred to a hospital outside the organisation that your hospital is in. Put this request in writing before your GP appointment. It could be serious, do you drive or ride a bike on the road? Good luck Becky.

@@rtruscott2 ps gelastic seizures aren't auras. They're a seizure presentation. They are seizures that show up on eeg. If you don't know why you're laughing and if those events are clustering on and off they could be seizures.

@@ratusbagus it is like I fainted and then having a seizure.

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Patients are usually asked if they need the toilet before they have their mask made. The mask can be removed earlier that standard but is advised against due to the mask potentially not having the required fit. Treatment itself only takes approximately 10-15 minutes but if absolutely desperate treatment can be stopped. This would not be advised as additional imaging (and radation) would be required before continuing treatment.