28 Responsive (Closed-Loop) Stimulation

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10.1055/b-0040-177309 28 Responsive (Closed-Loop) StimulationSanjeet S. Grewal, William O. Tatum, and Robert E. Wharen Jr. Abstract There is a subset of patients with focal or multifocal epilepsy who are not…

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10 Frontal Lobe Resection in Refractory Epilepsy

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10.1055/b-0040-177291 10 Frontal Lobe Resection in Refractory EpilepsyArthur Cukiert Abstract Frontal lobe resection is the second most frequently performed resective procedure in refractory epilepsy patients. The frontal lobe encompasses several…

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13 Surgery of the Insula

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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…

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25 Vagus Nerve Stimulation

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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…

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18 Cortical Disconnections

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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…

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24 Vertical Parasagittal Hemispherotomy

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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…

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23 Endoscopic-Assisted Hemispherotomy

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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…

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22 Functional Hemispherectomy and Peri-insular Hemispherotomy

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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…

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