Stereotactic Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation (L-RFTC) of Focal Cortical Dysplasias: Applicable to Children?

Background/Purpose: High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) increasingly reveals small bottom-of-sulcus focal cortical dysplasias type IIB (BOS-FCD). In adult pharmacoresistant epilepsy patients these intrinsically epileptogenic lesions can be subject to resective epilepsy surgery and stereotactic lesion-focused radiofrequency-thermocoagulation (L-RFTC). This presentation asks if L-RFTC of BOS-FCD could already be applied in childhood.