Anterior temporal lobectomy is effective surgery for certain types of seizures in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, according to a study conducted by researchers at Emory University. The study ...

A 43-year-old man with medically intractable complex partial seizures of right temporal origin underwent anterior temporal lobectomy with amygdalohippocampectomy. The presurgical evaluation ...

All patients were right handed. Seven patients had a right-sided anterior temporal lobectomy (m:f :: 4:3); and seven had left-sided surgery (m:f :: 3:4). Best-corrected distance Snellen ...

withdrawal after an anterior temporal lobectomy become seizure-free, and a minority of patients become drug-free following seizure recurrence, according to a study published in Neurology.

Three months after surgery, patients with surgery performed on either the left or right brain tissue ... the negative consequences of anterior temporal lobectomy, a more conventional surgical ...

"Based on these results, which are comparable to standard surgery, we believe there is now a promising, noninvasive alternative to anterior temporal lobectomy on the horizon," Dr. Quigg told Medscape.

The operation, known as an anterior temporal lobectomy, has long been difficult to access in the public sector. A multidisciplinary team at Groote Schuur Hospital is striving to create a high ...

By 5pm, Lewis was able to move his arms and legs. About 80 per cent of patients who have an anterior temporal lobectomy are seizure-free a year after surgery. Lewis will spend five days recovering ...

Anterior temporal lobectomy is effective surgery for certain types of seizures in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, according to a study conducted by researchers at Emory University.