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…
10.1055/b-0040-177295 14 Treatment Strategies for Hypothalamic Hamartomas: Microsurgery versus EndoscopyRuth E. Bristol and P. David Adelson Abstract The management and treatment of patients with hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) has undergone rapid…
10.1055/b-0040-177288 7 Selective AmygdalohippocampectomyWarren W. Boling Abstract Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is a distinct epilepsy syndrome that is characterized by a semiology of loss of contact, stare, automatisms, and…
10.1055/b-0040-177290 9 Hippocampal TransectionMichiharu Morino Abstract Selective amygdalohippocampectomy and anterior temporal lobectomy are well-established standard surgical procedures for medically intractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) due to hippocampal sclerosis. However,…
10.1055/b-0040-177287 6 Temporal Lobectomy and AmygdalohippocampectomyPatrick Connolly and Gordon H. Baltuch Abstract Temporal lobectomy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy is one of the few neurosurgical procedures whose effectiveness is supported…
10.1055/b-0040-177296 15 Multiple Subpial TransectionsFrancesco G. Pucci and Albert E. Telfeian Abstract The surgical treatment of epilepsy can be divided into resective and nonresective treatment approaches with the nonresective strategies…
