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…
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…
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…
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…
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-0040-177302 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…
