10.1055/b-0034-84125 14 Anesthetic Considerations and Postoperative ICU CareSoriano, Sulpicio G., McManus, Michael L. The surgical management of intractable epilepsy has evolved owing to advances in intraoperative neuroimaging and electroencephalography (EEG)….
10.1055/b-0034-84120 10 Application of PET and SPECT in Pediatric Epilepsy SurgeryKumar, Ajay, Chugani, Harry T. Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder, with a prevalence of 1 to 2% and…
10.1055/b-0034-84121 11 Coregistration and Newer Imaging TechniquesMislow, John M. K., Golby, Alexandra J. In presurgical evaluation of medically intractable epilepsy, knowledge of the precise location of the seizure focus is…
10.1055/b-0034-84123 13 Preoperative Neuropsychological and Cognitive AssessmentBoyer, Katrina M. Neuropsychological assessment has become standard practice in preparation for epilepsy surgery, although the reasons for such assessment have changed over time…
10.1055/b-0034-84118 8 Structural Brain Imaging in EpilepsyRaybaud, Charles, Widjaja, Elysa Epilepsy is a common problem, with a prevalence of 0.4 to 1% of the population. Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes are…
10.1055/b-0034-84122 12 Wada Testing in Pediatric EpilepsyLoring, David W., Lee, Gregory P. The Wada test is an essential component of the pre-operative evaluation of epilepsy patients at most epilepsy surgery…
10.1055/b-0034-84119 9 Functional MRI in Pediatric Epilepsy SurgeryBaldeweg, Torsten, Liégeois, Frédérique Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has rapidly entered the armory of imaging methods available for the management of patients…
10.1055/b-0034-84116 6 Extra-operative and Intra-operative Electrical StimulationTuxhorn, Ingrid The surgical resection of epileptic tissue is an established treatment for patients with intractable focal epilepsy and has become an important field…
10.1055/b-0034-84117 7 MagnetoencephalographyOtsubo, Hiroshi, Ochi, Ayako, Snead, O. Carter III Localization-related epilepsy refractory to antiepileptic drugs in children is more often associated with an extratemporal epileptogenic focus than that seen…
10.1055/b-0034-84114 4 EEG and Noninvasive Electrophysiological MonitoringEksioglu, Yaman, Riviello, James J. Jr. The goal of epilepsy surgery is to locate and resect the epileptic focus without losing any cortical function….
