Temporal Lobectomy with Amygdalectomy and Minimal Hippocampal Resection: Review of 100 Cases

The evidence for the role of the amygdala in temporal lobe seizures is supported by this follow-up (2-20 years) of 100 patients who were treated surgically by excision of the antero-lateral temporal cortex, most or all of the amygdala and minimal resection of the hippocampus. The findings showed 53...

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Published in:Canadian journal of neurological sciences 1991-11, Vol.18 (S4), p.603-605
Main Authors: Rasmussen, Theodore, Feindel, William
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amygdala - pathology
Amygdala - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - pathology
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - surgery
Hippocampus - surgery
Humans
Medical sciences
Neurosurgery
Skull, brain, vascular surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Temporal Lobe - pathology
Temporal Lobe - surgery
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Summary:The evidence for the role of the amygdala in temporal lobe seizures is supported by this follow-up (2-20 years) of 100 patients who were treated surgically by excision of the antero-lateral temporal cortex, most or all of the amygdala and minimal resection of the hippocampus. The findings showed 53 patients seizure-free or with rare or occasional seizures, 10 patients with marked seizure reduction and 37 with moderate or less reduction of seizures. The results are the same as in another 100 patients where, in addition, half or more of the hippocampus was resected.
ISSN:0317-1671
2057-0155
DOI:10.1017/S0317167100032807