Epilepsy surgery is major neurosurgery. Some risk is associated with it and there is some mild discomfort afterward. The recovery period varies for each individual. The hospital stay also varies, depending on the specific procedure...
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TAKE CONTROL TODAY ETP New - Expectations & Consequences
Created by ETPat05/12/2006 - 9:33am|1064 Views Epilepsy surgery is major neurosurgery. Some risk is associated with it and there is some mild discomfort afterward. The recovery period varies for each individual. The hospital stay also varies, depending on the specific procedure...
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ETP New - Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
Created by ETPat10/22/2006 - 5:54pm|4734 Views What is it like?
Here's a typical story: "My head starts jerking toward the right side. I try, but can't stop it. Then my right hand goes up and my head turns toward the hand. I may just stay in that position for half a minute and...
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ETP New - Frontal Lobectomy
Created by ETPat06/23/2005 - 11:38am|797 Views
Partial seizures often arise in the frontal lobes of the brain. Frontal lobectomy is the removal of a portion of a frontal lobe. It is the second most common type of epilepsy surgery, after temporal lobectomy.
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ETP New - Impact of Seizure Emergencies
Created by ETPat06/11/2007 - 9:54am|374 Views
Single seizures generally do not cause damage or injury to the brain. However, a number of very serious and potentially life-threatening complications could occur if seizures last too long or occur repeatedly, one after the other...
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ETP New - Temporal Lobectomy
Created by ETPat06/23/2005 - 11:37am|1780 Views
Temporal lobectomy is the removal of a portion of the temporal lobe of the brain. It is the most common type of epilepsy surgery and is also the most successful type: After surgery, 60% to 70% of patients are free of seizures that...
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