Overview

Epilepsy surgery is defined as any neurosurgical intervention whose pri- mary objective is to relieve medically intractable epilepsy (European Fed- eration of Neurological Societies Task Force 2000). The aim of epilepsy surgery is to reduce the number and intensity of seizures, minimise neuro- logical morbidity and antiepileptic drug (AED) toxicity, and improve quality of life. By definition, epilepsy surgery does not include normal surgical treatment of intracranial lesions where the primary goal is to di- agnose and possibly remove the pathological target, often an advancing tumour. In these patients, epileptic seizures are only one symptom of the lesion and will be treated concomitantly as part of the procedure. Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is recognised as the most common type of refractory, focal epilepsy. In one third of all cases the neuronal systems responsible for the seizures that characterise this form of epilepsy fail to respond to currently available AEDs (Andermann F 2002). New imaging methods, especially magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), identify localising abnormalities in an increasing proportion of patients with intractable focal epilepsy. Consequently, the accuracy of the preoperative diagnostic pro- cedures has been significantly improved during the last decade; and suit- able candidates for surgery can be selected more reliably. Currently the main resources in most epilepsy surgery centres have been used to evaluate candidates for TLE surgery.

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Author:   J. D. Pickard ,  C. Di Rocco ,  V. V. Dolenc ,  R. Fahlbusch
Publisher:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Volume:   29
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.504kg
ISBN:  

9783709171929

ISBN 10:   370917192
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   03 October 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

A. Advances.- Disorders of Consciousness: Anatomical and Physiological Mechanisms.- Advances in Craniosynostosis Research and Management.- B. Technical Standards.- Preoperative Clinical Evaluation, Outline of Surgical Technique and Outcome in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.- Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring for Spinal Cord and Brain Stem Surgery.- Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring for the Surgery of Brain Tumours and Vascular Malformations.- Functional Neuronavigation and Intraoperative MRI.- Surgical Anatomy of the Insula.

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"""The series should be required reading for all neurosurgeons in training and a core part of every neurosurgical departmental library."" British Journal of Neurosurgery"

The series should be required reading for all neurosurgeons in training and a core part of every neurosurgical departmental library. British Journal of Neurosurgery

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