ABSTRACT
Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery covers all of the latest advances in the surgical management of epilepsy. The book provides a thorough understanding of epileptogenic mechanisms in etiologically different types of epilepsy and explains neuronavigation systems. It discusses new neuroimaging techniques, new surgical strategies, and more aggressive surgic
Contents Include: Section 1: History of Epilepsy Surgery and related fields. Section 2: Overview. Section 3: Epilepsies Remediable by Epilepsy Surgery. Section 4: Presurgical Evaluation: General Principles. Section 5: The Symptomatogenic Zone. Section 6: The Irritative Zone. Section 7: The Ictal Onset Zone. Section 8: The Epileptic Lesion. Section 9: The Functional Deficit Zone. Section 10: Presurgical Evaluation of Eloquent Cortex. Section 11: The Epileptogenic Zone. Section 12: The Patient Management Meeting. Section 13: Surgical Techniques for Placement of Intracranial Electrodes. Section 14: Cortical Mapping and Electrocorticography. Section 15: Resective Surgical Procedures for Epilepsy. Section 16: Non-resective Surgical Procedures and Electrical or Magnetic Stimulation. Section 17: Surgical Outcome. Surgical 18: Post-surgical Management. Section 19: Neuropathology and Research. Section 20: Surgical Failures: Reoperation. Section 21: Case Presentations. Section 22: Appendices.
