Amygdalohippocampectomy in treatment of epilepsy in patients with temporal lobe cavernomas

• Published in: Zhurnal voprosy neĭrokhirurgii imeni N. N. Burdenko Vol. 80; no. 1; p. 35
• Main Authors: Okishev, D N, Belousova, O B, Shekhtman, O D, Eliava, Sh Sh, Sazonova, O B, Kopachev, D N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Amygdala - physiopathology; Amygdala - surgery; Child; Child, Preschool; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - physiopathology; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - surgery; Female; Hippocampus - physiopathology; Hippocampus - surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neurosurgical Procedures - methods

In some cases, single-stage or delayed amygdalohippocampectomy (AHE) can be used for effective treatment of epileptic syndrome upon resection of temporal lobe cavernomas. The efficacy of AHE in treatment of temporal epilepsies is proved in general; however, the indications for surgery in patients wi...