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2. Anterior temporal lobectomy - Wikipedia

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   Anterior temporal lobectomy. Anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) is the complete or partial removal of the anterior portion of the temporal lobe of the brain. The exact boundaries for removal can vary slightly in practice and between neurosurgeons. [ 1 ] It is a treatment option for temporal lobe epilepsy for those in whom anticonvulsant ...

3. Hemispherectomy - Wikipedia

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   Hemispherectomy is a surgery that is performed by a neurosurgeon where an unhealthy hemisphere of the brain is disconnected or removed. There are two types of hemispherectomy. Functional hemispherectomy refers to when the diseased brain is simply disconnected so that it can no longer send signals to the rest of the brain and body.

4. Epilepsy surgery - Wikipedia

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   Epilepsy surgery involves a neurosurgical procedure where an area of the brain involved in seizures is either resected, ablated, disconnected or stimulated. [1] The goal is to eliminate seizures or significantly reduce seizure burden. Approximately 60% of all people with epilepsy (0.4% of the population of industrialized countries) have focal ...

5. Corpus callosotomy - Wikipedia

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   Corpus callosum. A corpus callosotomy (/ kəˈlɔːs (ə) təmiː /) is a palliative surgical procedure for the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. [1] The procedure was first performed in 1940 by William P. van Wagenen. [2] In this procedure, the corpus callosum is cut through, in an effort to limit the spread of epileptic activity ...

6. Amygdalohippocampectomy - Wikipedia

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   Amygdalohippocampectomy is a surgical procedure for the treatment of epilepsy.It consists of the removal of the hippocampus, which has a role in memory, spatial awareness, and navigation, [1] and the amygdalae, which have a role in the processing and memory of emotional reactions, [2] both structures forming part of the limbic system of the brain.

7. Postictal state - Wikipedia

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   The postictal state is the altered state of consciousness after an epileptic seizure. It usually lasts between 5 and 30 minutes, but sometimes longer in the case of larger or more severe seizures, and is characterized by drowsiness, confusion, nausea, hypertension, headache or migraine, and other disorienting symptoms.