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. 2019 Jun 25;2019(6):CD010541. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010541.pub3

Wiebe 2001.

Methods Randomised controlled trial conducted at 3 centres in 1 Canadian city
Participants Participants had to be at least 16 years old and must have had seizures with strong temporal lobe semiology for longer than 1 year
Interventions Randomisation (40 in each group) to resection of a maximum of 6.0 to 6.5 cm of the anterior lateral non‐dominant temporal lobe, or 4.0 to 4.5 cm of the dominant temporal lobe. Mesial resection included the amygdala and, at a minimum, the anterior 1.0 to 3.0 cm of the hippocampus (most commonly, 4.0 cm) OR continued antiepileptic drugs
Outcomes Primary outcome was freedom from seizures that impair awareness of self and surroundings at 1 year
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