This single centre retrospective study identifies the piriform gyrus as a crucial part in successful epilepsy surgery of temporal lobe epilepsy (TEL). In 107 people with TLE undergoing surgery, the postoperative seizure free group significantly differed in a larger proportion of piriform gyrus being resected.(1)
Reference: Galovic M, Baudracco I, Wright-Goff E, Pillajo G, Nachev P, Wandschneider B, et al. Association of Piriform Cortex Resection With Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
JAMA Neurol. 2019 Mar 11; epub ahead of print; doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.0204
by Dr Tim J. von Oertzen, FRCP, FEAN (on behalf of the Scientific Panel Epilepsy)
