Anterior Temporal Lobectomy

"Anterior Temporal Lobectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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).

Descriptor ID	D038481
MeSH Number(s)	E04.043 E04.525.044
Concept/Terms	Anterior Temporal Lobectomy Anterior Temporal Lobectomy Lobectomy, Anterior Temporal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Anterior Temporal Lobectomy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anterior Temporal Lobectomy [E04.043]
Neurosurgical Procedures [E04.525]
Anterior Temporal Lobectomy [E04.525.044]

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