Present practice and perspective of evaluation and surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy.

Abstract

Surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy refractory to medical treatment is a promising treatment option. After a short overview of historical developments in this field, we describe the present practice of presurgical evaluation and resection strategies as practiced at our institution and review the corresponding publications from other centers. We will be trying to outline major future developments for the surgical therapy of temporal lobe epilepsy based on present trends.