Concept information
Preferred term
Anterior Temporal Lobectomy
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Scope note
- A neurosurgical procedure that removes the anterior TEMPORAL LOBE including the medial temporal structures of CEREBRAL CORTEX; AMYGDALA; HIPPOCAMPUS; and the adjacent PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS. This procedure is generally used for the treatment of intractable temporal epilepsy (EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE).
History note
- 2003
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D038481
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