10.1055/b-0039-171747 28 Functional Neurosurgery for Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderNicole C.R. McLaughlin Abstract Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects two to three percent of the population, and a third of OCD patients are poorly responsive…
10.1055/b-0039-171745 26 Neuroethics Essentials in Functional Neurosurgery for Neurobehavioral DisordersCynthia S. Kubu Abstract This chapter outlines the ethical considerations in clinical research, risk benefit analyses, inclusion/exclusion, autonomy, and patient perception…
10.1055/b-0039-171744 25 Vagus Nerve Stimulation for EpilepsyRyan B. Kochanski and Sepehr Sani Abstract Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a well-established treatment option for patients suffering from partial and generalized epilepsy….
10.1055/b-0039-171743 24 Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for EpilepsyDario J. Englot, Hamid M. Shah and Peter E. Konrad Abstract Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is…
10.1055/b-0039-171742 23 Neuromodulation in EpilepsyKevin Mansfield, Joseph S. Neimat Abstract Targeted neuromodulation can be used to reduce seizure frequency in patients with medically intractable epilepsy who are not candidates for…
10.1055/b-0039-171741 22 Epilepsy: Extra-Temporal Surgery with Invasive MonitoringAndres l. Maldonado-Naranjo, Zachary Fitzgerald, Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez Abstract The goal of epilepsy surgery is the complete resection or disconnection of the cortical and…
10.1055/b-0039-171740 21 Epilepsy: Temporal Lobectomy with Invasive MonitoringAshwin G. Ramayya, Gordon H. Baltuch Abstract Over the past half century, temporal lobectomy has emerged as a well-established surgical therapy for temporal…
10.1055/b-0039-171734 15 Surgical Treatment of DystoniaJohn Honeycutt Abstract Dystonia was recently defined by the Taskforce on Childhood Movement Disorders as “a movement disorder in which involuntary sustained or intermittent muscle…
10.1055/b-0039-171739 20 Epilepsy: Preoperative Evaluation, EEG and ImagingIka Noviawaty and Oguz Cataltepe Abstract Surgical management of epilepsy is a well-established treatment option for drug resistant epilepsy. Preoperative assessment of epilepsy…
10.1055/b-0039-171738 19 Surgery for Spasticity: Rhizotomy and Intrathecal TherapyCarolina Gesteira Benjamin, Jugal Shah, Alon Mogilner, and David Harter Abstract In cases of spasticity refractory to medical management, the most common…
