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What can you tell me about temporal lobectomy epilepsy surgery?

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

Temporal lobectomy: for intractable seizures improves seizure control in 85% of patients. If resection can avoid memory, emotion & language comprehension sites identified pre-operatively & verbal memory sites identified by intra--operative electrical stimulation, risk of post-op deficits is less. See http://epilepsy.med.nyu.edu/epilepsy-surgery/surgery-treatment-options/temporal-lobe-resections#sthash.FKMzRNaK.dpbs

Answered 11/22/2014

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