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Edited by Allen R. Wyler and Bruce P. Hermann. 277 pp., illustrated. Boston, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993. $75. ISBN 0-7506-9416-5.

This book is about a highly specialized treatment, the excision of the epileptogenic focus in patients with epilepsy intractable to management with drugs. About 5000 patients in the United States are candidates for this operation each year.

During the past decade, the surgical treatment of intractable epilepsy has gained widespread acceptance. There are now many comprehensive centers for the surgical treatment of epilepsy, staffed by multidisciplinary teams of neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, physiatrists, psychologists, social workers, pediatricians, and vocational and physical therapists. The growth in this field stems from long years of experience by a few pioneering centers and from knowledge, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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