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In a disconnective procedure the neural connections in the brain that allow the seizures to spread are disconnected. In most cases epilepsy surgery is only an option when the area of the brain that causes the seizures - the so-called epileptic focus can be clearly identified and is not responsible for critical functions such as language.
Amygdalohippocampectomy is a surgical procedure for the treatment of epilepsy.It consists of the removal of the hippocampus, which has a role in memory, spatial awareness, and navigation, [1] and the amygdalae, which have a role in the processing and memory of emotional reactions, [2] both structures forming part of the limbic system of the brain.
The individual does not have control of the learned reaction, but this can be retrained to allow the patient to control the physical movements again. [12] The production of seizure-like symptoms is not under voluntary control; [13] [14] symptoms which are feigned or faked voluntarily would fall under the categories of factitious disorder or ...
The pre-surgical evaluation for epilepsy is designed to locate the "epileptic focus" or the "epileptogenic zone" (the location where the epilepsy originates in the brain) and to determine if/how surgery could affect normal brain function. [8]
Patients whose epilepsy is uncontrolled by their medication (i.e., it is refractory to treatment) are selected to see if supplementing the medication with the new drug leads to an improvement in seizure control. Any reduction in the frequency of seizures is compared against a placebo. [21]
Laws pertaining to AEDs vary from state to state, but in much of the United States, schools, gyms, casinos, churches, airports, federal buildings and places where there are large public gatherings ...
A provoked (or an un-provoked, or an idiopathic) seizure must generally occur twice before a person is diagnosed with epilepsy. When used on its own, the term seizure usually refers to an epileptic seizure. The lay use of this word can also include sudden attacks of illness, loss of control, spasm or stroke. [4]
Growing up, I always believed that bad things happened somewhere else, to someone else. That illusion was shattered three times. When I was 17, my father suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and ...