First selective amygdalohippocampal radiosurgery for 'mesial temporal lobe epilepsy'

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 64, Issue , 1995, Pages 193-201

  Regis, J ^a   Peragut, J C ^a   Rey, M ^b   Samson, Y ^d   Levriei, O ^c   Porcheron, D ^a   Regis, H ^b   Sedan, R ^a  

^a Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Department ^*  (France)

^b Neurophysiology Department ^*  (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Amygdalohippocampectomy; Entorhinal area; Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Gamma Knife; Hippocampus; PET scan; Radionecrosis; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOSURGERY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; CASE REPORT; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0028876055     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098779     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Talairach J, Bancaud J. Zikla G. Bonis A, Gclcr S, Vedrenne C: Approche nouvelle de la neurochirurgie de l'épilepsie: Méthodologie stéréotaxique el résullats thérapeutiqucs. Neurochirurgie 1974;(suppl. 1).
2. Heikkinen ER, Konnov B, Melnikow L: Relief of epilepsy by radiosurgery of cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1989:53:57-166.
3. Lunsford LD: Stereotactic radiosurgery of intracranial arteriovenous malformations; in Wilkins RH. Rengachary SS (eds): Neurosurgery Update. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1990, pp 175-185.
4. Lindquist C. Kihlström L. Hcllstrand E: Functional neurosurgery: A future for the Gamma Knife? Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1991:57:72-81.
5. Alexander E III, Lindquist C: Special indications: Radiosurgery for functional neurosurgery and epilepsy: in Eben Alexander III, Jay. S. Loeffler. L. Dade Lunsford (eds): Stereotactic Radiosurgery, part III. Clinical Results. McGraw-Hill, Inc. New York, pp 221-225.
6. Rossi GF. Scerrati M. Roselli R: Epileptogenic cerebral lowgrade tumors: Effect of interstitial stereotactic irradiation on seizures. Appl Neurophysiol 1985:48:127-132.
7. Rogers LR. Morris HH. Lupica K: Effect of cranial irradiation on seizure frequency in adults with lowgrade astrocytoma and medically intractable epilepsy. Neurology 1993:43:1599-1601.
8. Wieser HG. Eiger CE. Stodieck SRG: The foramen ovale electrodes: A new recording method for the preoperative evaluation of patients suffering from mesiobasal temporal lobe epilepsy. Electroenceph Clin Neurophysiol 1985:61:314-322.
9. Hufnagel A, Eiger CE, Boker DK. Linke DB, Kurthen M. Solymosi L: Activation of the epileptic focus during intracarotid amobarbital test: Electrocorticographic registration via subdural electrodes. Electroencephal Clin Neurophysiol 1990:75:453-463.
10. Elwes RDC, Dumm G, Bimmie C. Polkey CE: Outcome following resective surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy: A prospective followup study of 102 consecutive cases. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1991:32:375-388.
11. Wingkun EC, Awad IA. Luders H. Awad CA: Natural history of recurrent seizures after resective surgery for epilepsy. Epilepsia 1991:32:851-856.
12. Wyler AR: Surgical treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurosurg Q 1992:1:214-232.
13. Monnier M, Krupp P: Action of Gamma radiation on electrical brain activity: in Haley TJ, Snider RS (eds): Response of the Nervous System to Ionizing Radiation. Academic Press, New York. 1962. pp 359-368.
14. Kondziolka D, Lunsford LD, Claassen D: Radiobiology of radiosurgery. 1. The normal ral brain. Neurosurgery 1992;31:271-279.
15. Lo EH. Frankel KA. Poljak A. DcLaPaz RL, Phillips MH. Woodruff KH. Brennan KM. Valk PE. FabrikantJL: Focal heavycharged particle irradiation of the mammalian cortex: Temporal pattern of changes followed bv magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography: Radiosurgery: Baseline and Trends. New York. Raven Press. 1992.
16. Barcia Salorio JL. Vanaclocha VI. Cerdat M. Roldan P: Focus irradiation in epilepsy: Experimental study in the cat. Appl Neurophysiol 1985:48:152.
17. Barcia Salorio JL. Roldan P. Hernandez G. Lopez Gomez L. Roldan P: Radiosurgery treatment of epilepsy. Appl Neurophysiol 1985:48:400-103.
18. Elomaa E: Focal irradiation of the brain: An alternative lo temporal lobe resection in intractable focal epilepsy. Med Hypoth 1980:6:501-503.
19. Malis LI. Rose JE. Kruger L. Baker CP: Production of laminar lesions in the cerebral cortex by deuteron irradiation, in Haley TJ. Snider RS (eds): Response of the Nervous System lo Ionizing Radiation. Academic Press. New York. 1962. pp 359-368.
20. Pilcher WH Roberto DW. Flanigin HF. Crandall PH. Wiescr HG. Ojemann GA. Peacock WJ: Complications of epilepsy surgery; in Engel J Jr (ed): Surgical Treatment of the Epilepsies, ed 2. New York. Raven Press, 1993.