title: The role of stereotactic amygdalotomy in the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy associated with behavioral disorders.
abstract: The efficacy of bilateral stereotactic amygdalotomy for the treatment of aggressive behavioral disorders has been evaluated in a retrospective study of 67 cases. In addition 4 cases with complex partial seizures accompanied by aggressive outbursts revealing a unilateral epileptogenic focus in the amygdala or periamygdala region during preoperative stereoelectroencephalographic (SEEG) evaluation received a unilateral stereotactic amygdalotomy. Long-term follow-up of these 4 cases shows that 3 patients had considerable improvement in seizure frequency and severity as well as behavioral disturbances. The results in the remaining patients evaluated by surface EEG were inconclusive.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D000679:Amygdala / Q000601:surgery*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004834:Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques