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Operative Approaches for Intractable Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Kris A. Smith and
Andrew G. Shetter
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Abstract

Over the past half century, a number of advances have been made in surgical approaches to treating refractory temporal lobe epilepsy. This article explains some of the newer approaches and provides support for selective amygdalohippocampectomy. Appropriate preoperative workup, including various invasive monitoring techniques, is also described.

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CNS Spectrums , Volume 2 , Issue 7: Imitators of Epilepsy: Treatment Options , August 1997, pp. 59 - 67
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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