Comparison of short-term outcome between surgical and clinical treatment in temporal lobe epilepsy: A prospective study

ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy of medical and surgical treatment for refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE).MethodsA prospective controlled non-randomized study of 26 patients with MTLE who underwent surgical treatment and 75 patients with MTLE who underwent medical treatment between August 2002 and October 2004. All patients failed to achieve seizure control with at least two first line...