19 Corpus Callosotomy
10.1055/b-0040-177300 19 Corpus CallosotomyBertil Rydenhag Abstract The main indication for corpus callosotomy is drop attacks, both tonic and atonic. It is mandatory to use strict indications and to have adequate…
17 Motor, Sensory, and Language Mapping in Epilepsy Surgery
10.1055/b-0040-177298 17 Motor, Sensory, and Language Mapping in Epilepsy SurgeryBrett E. Youngerman, Pranav Nanda, Marla J. Hamberger, and Guy M. McKhann II Abstract Motor, sensory, and language mapping techniques have…
21 Anatomical Hemispherectomy
10.1055/b-0040-177302 21 Anatomical HemispherectomyVivek P. Buch, Benjamin C. Kennedy, Gregory G. Heuer, and Phillip B. Storm Abstract Whenever possible, the surgical resection or ablation of a clearly delineated epileptogenic focus…
14 Treatment Strategies for Hypothalamic Hamartomas: Microsurgery versus Endoscopy
10.1055/b-0040-177295 14 Treatment Strategies for Hypothalamic Hamartomas: Microsurgery versus EndoscopyRuth E. Bristol and P. David Adelson Abstract The management and treatment of patients with hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) has undergone rapid…
7 Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy
10.1055/b-0040-177288 7 Selective AmygdalohippocampectomyWarren W. Boling Abstract Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is a distinct epilepsy syndrome that is characterized by a semiology of loss of contact, stare, automatisms, and…
9 Hippocampal Transection
10.1055/b-0040-177290 9 Hippocampal TransectionMichiharu Morino Abstract Selective amygdalohippocampectomy and anterior temporal lobectomy are well-established standard surgical procedures for medically intractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) due to hippocampal sclerosis. However,…
6 Temporal Lobectomy and Amygdalohippocampectomy
10.1055/b-0040-177287 6 Temporal Lobectomy and AmygdalohippocampectomyPatrick Connolly and Gordon H. Baltuch Abstract Temporal lobectomy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy is one of the few neurosurgical procedures whose effectiveness is supported…
15 Multiple Subpial Transections
10.1055/b-0040-177296 15 Multiple Subpial TransectionsFrancesco G. Pucci and Albert E. Telfeian Abstract The surgical treatment of epilepsy can be divided into resective and nonresective treatment approaches with the nonresective strategies…
8 Parahippocampectomy: A New Surgical Technique for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
10.1055/b-0040-177289 8 Parahippocampectomy: A New Surgical Technique for Temporal Lobe EpilepsyMario A. Alonso Vanegas Abstract Parahippocampectomy is a minimally invasive, potentially curative option for subjects with intractable mesial temporal lobe…
11 Cortical Resection: Central Region
10.1055/b-0040-177292 11 Cortical Resection: Central RegionDavid Segar and G. Rees Cosgrove Abstract Cortical resection of the central region in patients with intractable epilepsy is extremely challenging. Seizures originating in this…
