Considerations on the principles of surgical treatment of partial epilepsy.

摘要: Some considerations on the principles of surgical treatment partial epilepsy are prompted by still relatively high number unsatisfactory results. The fundamental principle treatment, based view that is due to hyperactivity given neuronal aggregates consequent a cerebral lesion (the lesional-functional epileptogenic complex), regarded as satisfactory. present concept complex and means topographically locate delimit it illustrated discussed. Surgical failures ascribed mainly difficulty in reaching complete detailed spatial definition, then removal, complex.