Epilepsy: Anterior Temporal LobectomyCurrent as of: October 9, 2017 |
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Epilepsy: Anterior Temporal LobectomyTopic OverviewAnterior temporal lobectomy is the removal of part of one of the brain's temporal lobes. It is the most common type of surgery for epilepsy . This type of surgery is used to treat people with temporal lobe epilepsy when medicines fail to control seizures . Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common type of epilepsy in adults. It usually causes complex partial seizures that start in the temporal lobe. For a person who has seizures that do not get better with medicines, surgery may be a good option. It may help control epilepsy better than if the person were to keep trying the medicines. footnote 1 Related InformationReferences
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Current as of: October 9, 2017 Miller JW, Hakimian S (2013). Surgical treatment of epilepsy. Continuum, 19(3): 730-742. DOI: 10.1212/01.CON.0000431398.69594.97. Accessed June 21, 2016.
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