The Future of Microelectrode Recording
22 The Future of Microelectrode RecordingKIM J. BURCHIEL To say that intraoperative microelectrode recording (MER) for localization is at a crossroads might be clichéd, but nevertheless, it is true. The…
Is MER Necessary in Movement Disorder Surgery? The Case Against
21 Is MER Necessary in Movement Disorder Surgery? The Case AgainstMARWAN I HARIZ Proponents of the use of single-cell microelectrode recording (MER) during movement disorder surgery consider that those who…
Programming for DBS Using MER Data
17 Programming for DBS Using MER DataLOUIS ANTHONY WHITWORTH The efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of movement disorders is well established. Thalamic stimulation for the treatment…
Macroelectrode Stimulation and Impedance Monitoring in the Posteroventral Pallidotomy
5 Macroelectrode Stimulation and Impedance Monitoring in the Posteroventral PallidotomyJONATHAN DENNIS CARLSON, ROBERT PAUL IACONO, EREK HELSETH, YOSHINORI HIGUCHI, AND GEORGE MAEDA Macrostimulation and microelectrode recording techniques have been used…
Microelectrode Techniques: Single-Cell and Field Potential Recordings
4 Microelectrode Techniques: Single-Cell and Field Potential RecordingsIRA M. GARONZIK, SHINJI OHARA, SHERWIN E. HUA, AND FREDERICK A. LENZ In the modern era, thalamic lesions for the treatment of movement…
Correlation of Intraoperative Microelectrode Recording with Clinical Outcome
18 Correlation of Intraoperative Microelectrode Recording with Clinical OutcomeJAMAL TAHA The use of intraoperative microelectrode recording during surgery for movement disorders is controversial. Although many surgeons believe that MER is…
Microrecording in the Primate MPTP Model
6 Microrecording in the Primate MPTP ModelJOSHUA A. GOLDBERG, THOMAS BORAUD, AND HAGAI BERGMAN The development of the primate 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) model of parkinsonism in the early 1980s1,2 has led…
History of Electrophysiological Recording for Functional Neurosurgery
1 History of Electrophysiological Recording for Functional NeurosurgeryZVI ISRAEL AND MICHAEL SCHULDER The ability to monitor, record, and interpret single-cell electrical activity within the brain developed over a period of…
MRI Evaluation of Meningiomas
CHAPTER 14 MRI Evaluation of Meningiomas Canan Erzen, Alp Dinçer INTRODUCTION Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the state of art in the preoperative diagnosis of meningiomas. The diagnostic accuracy of…
Recurrence of Meningiomas and Its Management
CHAPTER 58 Recurrence of Meningiomas and Its Management Tiit Mathiesen INTRODUCTION For benign meningiomas, clinically relevant recurrences are common during the patients’ lifetimes. Seemingly complete removal is achieved in 64%…
