Lobectomy, Anterior Temporal

MeSH ID: T483941

Related Concepts:

• Anterior Temporal Lobectomy [M0416070]
  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).
  

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