10.1055/b-0040-177307 26 Hippocampal Deep Brain Stimulation in Refractory Temporal Lobe EpilepsyArthur Cukiert Abstract Deep brain stimulation has been used in an increasing frequency to treat epilepsy. DBS targets included both…
10.1055/b-0040-177303 22 Functional Hemispherectomy and Peri-insular HemispherotomyJean-Pierre Farmer and Roy W. R. Dudley Abstract Hemispherectomy techniques are used for intractable focal epilepsy when the seizure-causing pathology is confined to one…
10.1055/b-0040-177310 29 Radiosurgery for Medically Refractory EpilepsyRicardo André Amorim Leite, Alessandra Gorgulho, Bruno Fernandes de Oliveira Santos, Rafael Costa Lima Maia, and Antonio De Salles Abstract Although conventional open resection…
10.1055/b-0040-177311 30 Focused Ultrasound as a Surgical Treatment for EpilepsyRobert F. Dallapiazza, Tony R. Wang, Shayan Moosa, and W. Jeffrey Elias Abstract Transcranial magnetic resonance image–guided focused ultrasound (FUS) is…
10.1055/b-0040-177308 27 Deep Brain Stimulation: Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the ThalamusKai Lehtimäki Abstract Deep brain stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT-DBS) is a recently approved…
10.1055/b-0040-177297 16 Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy for Medically Refractory EpilepsyNitesh V. Patel, Timothy Wong, and Shabbar F. Danish Abstract Minimally invasive approaches have become a popular part of medicine. Neurosurgery has…
10.1055/b-0040-177301 20 Endoscopic Callosotomy and Hemispherotomy: Bimanual Endoscopic TechniqueSandeep Sood and Gary Benjamin Rajah Abstract In this chapter, we describe the bimanual endoscopic technique for disconnective procedures. Both the anterior…
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…
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…
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…
