| Interventions |
Temporal lobectomies were performed in 85 of 129 participants. Temporal lobe resections included 2 modifications of the surgery, depending on hemispheric dominance. The "standard temporal lobe resection" in "en block" modification was performed in the non‐dominant hemispheres (29/67 participants). This resection usually included 6.0 to 6.5 cm of lateral cortex, uncus, amygdala, and 2 to 4 cm of the anterior hippocampus. In the dominant hemisphere (38/67 participants), extension of cortical resection was reduced to 3 to 4 cm and usually was performed as a modification named "anterior medial temporal lobectomy". This modification includes incision of the temporal lobe cortex for 3 to 3.5 cm from the temporal pole along the inferior surface of the superior temporal gyrus |
