Arimappamagan Arivazhagan, Sanjib Sinha, Malla Bhaskara Rao
Anterior temporal lobectomy with amygdalohippocampectomy is the most common epilepsy surgery, which, in cases of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy caused by mesial temporal sclerosis, usually leads to improvements in seizure control, cognitive function, and quality of life. Nevertheless, while the primary goal of intervention is achieved in a large majority of patients, a small number of them, unfortunately, encounter complications. Some morbidity is nonspecific and may be noted after any craniotomy (e.g., surgical site infections, meningitis, bone flap osteomyelitis, and operative site or craniotomy-related hematomas)...
2023: Acta Neurochirurgica. Supplement