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Descriptor
English
:
Anterior Temporal Lobectomy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Lobectomía Temporal Anterior
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Lobectomia Temporal Anterior
Tree Number:
E04.525.044
Definition
English
:
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
).
See Related
English
:
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
History Note
English
:
2003
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
RH
rehabilitation
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
37568
Unique Identifier:
D038481
Occurrence in VHL
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