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What happens during temporal lobectomy epilepsy surgery?

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Hope positive result: Fairly high percentage success rate, with at least a 60-75% decrease in seizure frequency, if you possess an appropriate focal lesion in the temporal lobe. You will need to discuss the technical aspects, and risk factors with your surgeons, and hopefully, get all your questions answered.

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Epilepsy. On meds for years. Lobectomy in 2007, seizures gone, nothing on long-term EEG. Can I stop meds? On 400 Carbatrol bid, 10 inderal (propranolol) bid.