title: Lateral temporal lobectomy with hippocampal disconnection as an alternative surgical technique for temporal lobe epilepsy.
abstract: Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is conventionally surgically treated by anterior temporal lobectomy. Temporal disconnection surgery has been proposed to minimize the complications associated with standard temporal lobectomy with comparable seizure control. We report a patient with seizures secondary to hippocampal herniation treated successfully with lateral temporal lobectomy and hippocampal disconnection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada. wai_hoe_ng@nni.com.sg <wai_hoe_ng@nni.com.sg>
authors.forename: Wai Hoe
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Taufik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Valiante
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D038481:Anterior Temporal Lobectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome