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.

Temporal lobe resection, also called temporal lobectomy, is a surgery that can lower the number of seizures you have, make them less severe, or even stop them from happening. During the operation ...

En bloc anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL)—the classic surgical approach, in which both mesial and lateral temporal lobe structures are resected—involves removal of the anterior temporal pole ...

How Is a Temporal Lobe Seizure Diagnosed? If someone has a seizure for the first time, if a seizure lasts longer than 2 to 3 minutes, ... This procedure is called a temporal lobectomy.

Typically, said Dr. Quigg, one of the major neurocognitive consequences of open temporal lobectomy of the dominant side is a decline in verbal memory. Depending on the study, he added, ...

In a study published in Annals of Neurology in 1993, all 67 patients with MTLE were seizure free after an anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL).

With temporal lobectomy surgery, Zillgitt said patients such as Lindsay whose seizures stem from the nondominant temporal lobe have quicker recoveries because speech and language are not affected.

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Medial temporal lobectomy is effective in improving seizure outcomes among patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, according to a study ...

In the retrospective study, investigators analyzed 5-year follow-up data of 384 consecutive patients who underwent anterior temporal lobectomy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy between 1995 and 2005.

The temporal lobectomy removed Lucy's left amygdala, a region of the brain associated with threat detection and fear. The amygdala is commonly thought of as a prim.

The team implanted the Connexus in a volunteer already set to receive a temporal lobectomy, a surgery that removes parts of the brain causing chronic seizures.