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2. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. Understanding Your Medicare Coverage If You Have Epilepsy - AOL

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6. Henry Molaison - Wikipedia

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   Henry Gustav Molaison (February 26, 1926 – December 2, 2008), known widely as H.M., was an American who had a bilateral medial temporal lobectomy to surgically resect the anterior two thirds of his hippocampi, parahippocampal cortices, entorhinal cortices, piriform cortices, and amygdalae in an attempt to cure his epilepsy. Although the ...

7. 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 ...