13 Surgery of the Insula
10.1055/b-0040-177294 13 Surgery of the InsulaChristopher R. Mascott Abstract The insular lobe and insular cortex are known to be involved in epilepsy. There are two major entities when considering surgery…
25 Vagus Nerve Stimulation
10.1055/b-0040-177306 25 Vagus Nerve StimulationJared M. Pisapia, Gregory G. Heuer, and Gordon H. Baltuch Abstract Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an adjunctive, nonpharmacological therapy for medically refractory partial onset and…
18 Cortical Disconnections
10.1055/b-0040-177299 18 Cortical DisconnectionsHelio R. Machado and Marcelo Volpon Santos Abstract Currently, multiple strategies for disconnecting parts of the brain have gained wide acceptance in epilepsy surgery centers, mostly due…
24 Vertical Parasagittal Hemispherotomy
10.1055/b-0040-177305 24 Vertical Parasagittal HemispherotomyGeorg Dorfmüller, Mikael Levy, and Sarah Ferrand-Sorbets Abstract The vertical parasagittal hemispherotomy, first described in 1992, is one among the presently performed functional hemispherectomy techniques. To…
23 Endoscopic-Assisted Hemispherotomy
10.1055/b-0040-177304 23 Endoscopic-Assisted HemispherotomyP. Sarat Chandra, Jitin Bajaj, Heri Subianto, and Manjari Tripathi Abstract Endoscopic hemispherotomy (EH) is a new minimally invasive alternative for patients with hemispheric pathologies with drug-resistant…
26 Hippocampal Deep Brain Stimulation in Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
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…
22 Functional Hemispherectomy and Peri-insular Hemispherotomy
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…
29 Radiosurgery for Medically Refractory Epilepsy
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…
30 Focused Ultrasound as a Surgical Treatment for Epilepsy
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…
27 Deep Brain Stimulation: Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus
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…
