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Anterior Temporal Lobectomy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A neurosurgical procedure that removes the anterior TEMPORAL LOBE including the medial temporal structures of CEREBRAL CORTEX; AMYGDALA; HIPPOCAMPUS; and the adjacent PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS. This procedure is generally used for the treatment of intractable temporal epilepsy (EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE).

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RXTMS663-2

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