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Epilepsy Research and Treatment
Volume 2014, Article ID 306382, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/306382
Clinical Study

Neurocognitive and Seizure Outcomes of Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy versus Anterior Temporal Lobectomy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Alireza Mansouri,1,2 Aria Fallah,1,2,3 Mary Pat McAndrews,2,4,5,6 Melanie Cohn,2,4,6 Diana Mayor,2,6,7 Danielle Andrade,2,8 Peter Carlen,2,8 Jose M. del Campo,2,8 Peter Tai,2,8 Richard A. Wennberg,2,8 and Taufik A. Valiante1,2,6,7

1Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8
2Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8
3Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada L8S 4K1
4Psychology Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8
5Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5T 2S8
6Krembil Neuroscience Center, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada M5T 2S8
7Division of Fundamental Neurobiology, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8
8Department of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8

Received 14 July 2014; Revised 17 September 2014; Accepted 18 September 2014; Published 1 October 2014

Academic Editor: Louis Lemieux

Copyright © 2014 Alireza Mansouri et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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