Analysis supports use of surgery to treat medication-resistant epilepsy
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 18:07
in Health & Medicine
Persons with temporal lobe epilepsy who do not respond to medication could receive a substantial gain in life expectancy and quality of life by undergoing surgery of the temporal lobe part of the brain, according to an analysis reported in the December 3 issue of JAMA.
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