Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Summary:  Purpose: This pilot study prospectively evaluated the efficacy of long‐term deep brain stimulation (DBS) in medial temporal lobe (MTL) structures in patients with MTL epilepsy.

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