How do members experience Right Temporal Lobectomy?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Epilepsy 23 10
Seizures 7 5
Cluster seizures 1 1
Ganglioglioma 1 0
Oligodendroglioma 1 0

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Memory problems 3
Anxious mood 1
Balance problems 1
Confusion 1
Headaches 1
Loss of peripheral vision 1

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 2
Moderate 5
Mild 2
None 6

Member evaluations

marine4life

evaluated on Jan 17, 1994

  • Perceived effectiveness for cluster seizures: Major
  • Side effects: Mild