<unk>  is the complete or partial removal of the<unk>  portion of the<unk>  lobe of the brain. The exact boundaries for removal can vary slightly in practice and between neurosurgeons. It is a treatment option for<unk>  lobe epilepsy for those in whom anticonvulsant medications do not control epileptic seizures, and who have frequent seizures, and who additionally qualify based on a WADA test to localize the dominant hemisphere for language module. __TOC__
Anterior temporal lobectomy
Bilateral cingulotomy
Astragalectomy
Transsphenoidal surgery
Hemispherectomy
Head transplant
Magnetic seizure therapy
Ablative brain surgery