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From Experiences of Medial Amygdalotomy on Epileptics

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Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 4

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((STEREOTACTIC,volume 30))

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This paper does not present any new cases. From the long-term follow-up study of the cases operated by the stereotaxic medial amygdalotomy, the progressive worsening in clinical pictures of the chronic epilepties, such as changes of pattern of seizures, aggravation of seizure tendency and of emotional and behaviour problems, were found to be parallelly improved. The reason of such beneficial changes is discussed and the possible participation of the limbic structures is suggested.

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  1. Juntendo University Hospitals, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    H. Narabayashi M.D. (Professor of Neurology)

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Western General Hospital and Royal Infirmary, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    F. John Gillingham (Professor of Neurosurgery) (Professor of Neurosurgery)

  2. Academisch Ziekenhuis, Leuven, Belgium

    Jan Gybels (Professor of Neurosurgery) (Professor of Neurosurgery)

  3. Midland Center for Neurosurgery and Neurology and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    Edward Hitchcock (Professor of Neurosurgery) (Professor of Neurosurgery)

  4. Istituto di Neurochirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy

    Gian Franco Rossi (Professor of Neurosurgery) (Professor of Neurosurgery)

  5. Service de Neurochirurgie Fonctionnelle, Centre Hospitalier Sainte Anne, Paris, France

    Gábor Szikla (Maître de Recherche C.N.R.S., Neurosurgeon) (Maître de Recherche C.N.R.S., Neurosurgeon)

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Narabayashi, H. (1980). From Experiences of Medial Amygdalotomy on Epileptics. In: Gillingham, F.J., Gybels, J., Hitchcock, E., Rossi, G.F., Szikla, G. (eds) Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 4. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 30. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8592-6_8

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