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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

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D038481

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