Stereotaxic treatment of seizure disorder.

Full Abstract

Individuals with intractable epilepsy have a murky existence, fraught with medical helplessness, social rejection and personal despair. Drugs control many, but unfortunately not all, cases of epilepsy. An attempt to elucidate on the indications, selections and rationale for the stereotaxic interruption is made. Three cases of intractable epilepsy treated by stereotaxic Fields of Forel Interruptions are reported with special emphasis on pre and postoperative evaluations. Based on the data so far available, it appears that a significant number of patients with medically intractable epilepsy who are not candidates for "standard" neurosurgical interventions, can be helped further by stereotaxic interruptions with minimal morbidity.

Author information

Author/s: Yap, J C (JC); Ramani, S V (SV);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of clinical psychiatry (J Clin Psychiatry), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1978-Mar; vol 39 (issue 3) : pp 199-203

Dates: Created 1978/05/17; Completed 1978/05/17; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 344306, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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