Javier Aparicio
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Javier Aparicio is a leading pediatric neurosurgeon specializing in the surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy, with a particular focus on minimally invasive and robot-assisted techniques. His research centers on improving the accuracy and safety of stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) and disconnective surgeries in children. In his seminal 2018 study, Aparicio demonstrated the high accuracy and clinical utility of frameless robot-assisted SEEG in pediatric patients, a work that has garnered 32 citations and helped establish this technology as a standard for localizing epileptic foci. More recently, he has pioneered the use of robot-assisted MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy to complete disconnective surgeries, such as hemispherotomies and posterior quadrant disconnections, addressing the critical challenge of incomplete disconnection—the primary cause of surgical failure. His 2022 paper on this topic, with 10 citations, reflects his ongoing commitment to refining surgical outcomes. Based at Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital, Aparicio’s work has directly improved the lives of children with refractory epilepsy, offering safer, more effective interventions and advancing the field of pediatric epilepsy surgery.
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