Optimal Surgical Extent for Memory and Seizure Outcome in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
Daichi SoneMaria AhmadPamela J ThompsonSallie BaxendaleSjoerd B VosFenglai XiaoJane de TisiAndrew W McEvoyAnna MiserocchiJohn S DuncanMatthias J KoeppMarian GalovicPublished in: Annals of neurology (2021)
The extent of surgical resection is an independent and modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline and seizures after left ATLR. Adapting the posterior extent of left ATLR might optimize postoperative outcome, with reduced risk of memory impairment while maintaining comparable seizure-freedom rates. The current, more lenient, approach might be appropriate for right ATLR. ANN NEUROL 2021.