Surgical Aspects of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Results and Problems

摘要: The Montreal Neuroligcal Institute’s experience with cortical resection for medically refractory temporal lobe epilepsy had grown to 1,102 patients as of the end 1978, 932 in non-tumoral category and 170 tumors, including a few major vascular malformations. Follow-up data, (complete date or patients’ death over 80% patients) shows that 70% those 2 more years adequate follow-up data (median period 11 years) have experienced complete nearly reduction seizure tendency.