3 Depth Electrodes in Invasive Epilepsy Monitoring Dimitris G. Placantonakis, Padmaja Kandula and Theodore H. Schwartz Since the inception of electroencephalography (EEG) by Berger,1 our understanding of the pathophysiological changes…
7 Cortical Resection in Frontal, Parietal, and Occipital Lobe David W. Roberts and Barbara C. Jobst Extratemporal epilepsy has been dichotomized from temporal lobe epilepsy historically in large part on…
2 Invasive EEG Studies: Peg, Strip, and Grid Implantation Gregory G. Heuer, Joel Bauman, Phillip B. Storm and Gordon H. Baltuch Epilepsy is a very common neurological disorder with a…
6 Cortical Resection in the Central Region Ram Mani and G. Rees Cosgrove The surgical treatment of epilepsy in the central region or rolandic cortex presents special challenges to neurosurgeons….
Shunt and Valve Technology Christoph Miethke Scientific knowledge is based on independent research and observed evidence. The evidence for the superiority of a specific valve design has been of interest…
Invasive Diagnostic Work-up Ullrich Meier, Johannes Lemcke The first steps carried out in the investigation of an individual are the taking of a comprehensive history and a physical–neurologic examination. To…
Intraoperative Complications Ullrich Meier A standard procedure in the surgical treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is the implantation of a valve-controlled, ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. The most frequent intraoperative complication…
Surgical Technique Michael J. Fritsch Shunt surgery is considered to be an easy surgery. Among neurosurgical operations, shunt placement is one of the least time-consuming procedures, and, with regard to…
Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Uwe Kehler Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a well-established treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus. In patients with obstructive hydrocephalus, ETV may replace a shunt…
