MeSH definition : 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).;
MeSH synonym : lobectomy, anterior temporal;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior temporal lobectomy;
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).