Results of amygdalotomy and fornicotomy in temporal lobe epilepsy and behaviour disorders.
8 patients with drug-resistant epilepsy underwent amygdalotomy in some cases followed by fornicotomy. There was no definite improvement in seizure frequency. The behaviour improved in 3 cases.
D000293:Adolescent; D000679:Amygdala / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques