10.1055/b-0034-84146 35 Radiosurgical Treatment for EpilepsyRégis, Jean, Lévêque, Marc, Bartolomei, Fabrice, Scavarda, Didier, Chauvel, Patrick Radiosurgery is, by definition, a neurosurgical procedure that uses stereotactically focused, converging, narrow ionizing beams…
10.1055/b-0034-84145 34 Cortical and Deep Brain StimulationKossoff, Eric H., Jallo, George I. Throughout Part II of this textbook, the risks and benefits of surgical procedures to either remove an epileptic…
10.1055/b-0034-84142 31 Multiple Subpial Transections in Children with Refractory EpilepsyTovar-Spinoza, Zulma, Rutka, James T. The multiple subpial transection (MST) technique was described by Frank Morrell as a new surgical procedure…
10.1055/b-0034-84144 33 Vagus Nerve StimulationLimbrick, David D. Jr., Smyth, Matthew D. Implantable devices for chronic vagal nervous stimulation (VNS) have been used since 1988 as an adjunct in the treatment…
10.1055/b-0034-84150 38 Postoperative Neuropsychological and Psychosocial OutcomeSmith, Mary Lou, Elliott, Irene, Lah, Suncica Children with epilepsy are at increased risk for cognitive and behavioral dysfunction, and greater severity of deficits…
10.1055/b-0034-84149 37 Postoperative Seizure ControlAdhami, Seema, Harini, Chellamani Epilepsy is a common problem in pediatric neurology. In 1975, Davidson and Falconer first showed that surgery could alter the outcome of…
10.1055/b-0034-84128 17 Anteromesial Temporal LobectomyÇataltepe, Oğuz, Weaver, John Anteromesial temporal lobectomy (AMTL) is the most commonly performed surgical procedure for the treatment of patients with medically refractory epilepsy. Although temporal…
10.1055/b-0034-84137 26 Hemidecortication and Intractable EpilepsyHartman, Adam L., Frazier, James, Jallo, George I. Hemispherectomy in the treatment of intractable epilepsy was first reported by Krynauw in 1950 as an operative…
10.1055/b-0034-84132 21 Extratemporal ResectionAnderer, Erich G., Bollo, Robert J., Weiner, Howard L. The safety and efficacy of surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy has been well established and represents the paradigm…
10.1055/b-0034-84133 22 Surgical Approaches in Cortical DysplasiaHamiwka, Lorie D., Grondin, Ronald T., Madsen, Joseph R. Cortical dysplasias are malformations of cortical development initially identified as a pathological substrate in individuals…
