Factors Predicting Outcome of Surgery for Intractable Epilepsy with Pathologically Verified Mesial Temporal Sclerosis

Summary:  Purpose: To examine the subgroup of patients with medically intractable epilepsy receiving temporal lobectomies who have pathologically verified mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and to determine the relation of demographic and clinical factors, results of diagnostic testing, and details of the surgical procedure with prognosis for achieving control of seizures.

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