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Follow-up of stereotaxic amygdalotomy for seizure and behavior disorders.
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Overall judgments of behavior, seizures, and functional levels indicated that more than a third of the group was probably improved, although the relationship of outcome to the surgery was indeterminate.About:
This article is published in Biological Psychiatry.The article was published on 1977-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 33 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Stereotaxic technique & Epilepsy.read more
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SEEG-guided RF thermocoagulation of epileptic foci: feasibility, safety, and preliminary results.
TL;DR: The technical data required to perform multiple cortical thermolesions, as well as preliminary results in terms of seizure outcome in a group of 20 patients are reported.
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The amygdala's role in human mnemonic processing.
TL;DR: It is argued that the human amygdala is responsible for activating or reactivating those mnemonic events which are of an emotional significance for the subjects' life history and that this (re-)activation is performed by charging sensory information with appropriate emotional cues.
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Cholinergic innervation of the amygdaloid complex in the human brain and its alterations in old age and Alzheimer's disease
Murat Emre,Stephan Heckers,Deborah C. Mash,Changiz Geula,M.-Marsel Mesulam,M.-Marsel Mesulam +5 more
TL;DR: The cholinergic innervation of the human amygdaloid complex was studied immunohistochemically with a choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) antibody in eight brains: five control and three with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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Clinical and Physiological Effects of Stereotaxic Bilateral Amygdalotomy for Intractable Aggression
Gregory P. Lee,Antoine Bechara,Ralph Adolphs,John G. Arena,Kimford J. Meador,David W. Loring,Joseph R. Smith +6 more
TL;DR: The "taming effect" reported after bilateral amygdalar destruction may be due to the amygdala's inadequate processing of perceived threat stimuli that would normally produce a fight-or-flight response.
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Stereotactic amygdalotomy in the management of severe aggressive behavioral disorders
Maria Mpakopoulou,Haralambos Gatos,Alexandros G. Brotis,Konstantinos Paterakis,Kostas N. Fountas +4 more
TL;DR: Stereotactic amygdalotomy can be considered a valid surgical treatment option for carefully selected patients with medically refractory aggressive behavioral disorders and recent advances in imaging and stereotactic navigation can further improve outcome and minimize the complication rate associated with this psychosurgical procedure.