Wyler A R, Vossler D G
Epilepsy Center, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Surg Neurol. 1997 Aug;48(2):106-9. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(97)00174-2.
This article reviews selected medical and surgical advances that the authors view as important to improving the treatment of patients with epilepsy. This includes a review of six new antiepileptic drugs (fosphenytoin, felbamate, gabapentin, lamotrigine, toprimimate, and vigabatrin), recent studies of the surgical technique of Multiple Subpial Transections, and a summary of a prospective longitudinal study on anterior temporal lobectomy.