Nuclear Imaging (PET, SPECT)
Figure 75.1. [18F]FDG-PET (upper row left) showing normal glucose uptake. [18F]FCWAY-PET (top row right) shows decreased binding in the left temporal lobe, most pronounced in the amygdala and hippocampus. Lower…
Magnetoencephalography
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Hemispherectomy: Indications, Procedures, and Outcome
Figure 84.1. Patient’s position for anatomical hemispherectomy. The head is then shaved and a “T”-shaped incision planned to allow access from the floor of the middle fossa to the midline…
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy
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Malformations of Cortical Development and Epilepsy
Table 26.2 Genetic Etiologies of Malformations of Cortical Development MALFORMATIONS OF CORTICAL DEVELOPMENT Accurate diagnosis of MCD relies primarily on recognition of the malformation on brain MRI, which, in turn,…
The Extratemporal Epilepsies
Figure 25.1. Dorsolateral FLE with seizures arising from the motor strip: a 21-year-old woman with simple partial seizures since a viral illness at age 9. Seizures began to cluster at…
Surgical Approach in Nonlesional Cases
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Pharmacokinetics and Drug Interactions
aAfter administration of eslicarbazepine acetate. CYP, Cytochrome P450; UGT, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase; NAT, N-acetyltransferase; nk, not known. Figure 44.1. Relationship between pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. PHARMACOKINETIC PARAMETERS Absorption Absorption refers to the passage…
Temporal Lobe Epilepsies
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Epileptic Spasms
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