Effectiveness of transsylvian selective amygdalohippocampectomy for preserving memory function in patients with hippocampal sclerosis [2013] - 376KB
by M Morino, T Uda, T Nagai, N Minami, H Ito, A Hosono
It remains unclear whether selective amygdalohippocampectomy, an operative technique developed for use in epilepsy surgery to spare unaffected brain tissue and thus minimize the cognitive consequences...

Temporoparietooccipital and parietooccipital disconnection in patients with intractable epilepsy [2013] - 163KB
by Y Guan, G Luan, J Zhou
Objective: To assess the surgical techniques and surgical outcomes of temporoparietooccipital and parietooccipital disconnection. Methods: The authors conducted a retrospective review of clinical, neu...

Treatment access intervention: The Epilepsy Manager Program of the Philippine League Against Epilepsy [2013] - 179KB
by MF Soto
The Philippine League Against Epilepsy has a community project which has been named, The Epilepsy Manager Program. It was created to address the needs of patients with epilepsy in the rural areas. An ...

Refractory status epilepticus [2013] - 147KB
by A Singhal, M Tripathi
Status epilepticus is a life threatening neurological emergency. In persons with status epilepticus, if administration of a benzodiazepine and at least one antiepileptic drug has failed then managemen...