Overview

The definitive reference for pediatric epilepsy surgery Written by internationally recognized authorities in pediatric epilepsy surgery, this cutting-edge book provides essential information about the preoperative assessment of and surgical approaches to the treatment of epilepsy in children. The book opens with an overview of pediatric epilepsy followed by four main sections detailing preoperative assessment, surgical approaches and techniques, outcomes, and recent promising advances. The authors present numerous approaches for managing temporal lobe epilepsy and extratemporal lobe epilepsy and guide clinicians through various surgical techniques for hemispherectomy, disconnection procedures, neuromodulation, and more. Highlights: Complete coverage of the selection of surgical candidates, including young patients with congenital or early lesions Detailed discussion of the latest surgical techniques such as hippocampal transection, cortical and deep brain stimulation and radiosurgery Comprehensive presentation of all major hemispherectomy and hemispherotomy techniques More than 100 illustrations, including 85 in full-color, to elucidate key concepts Ideal for pediatric neurosurgeons, epilepsy surgeons and pediatric epileptologists, this authoritative text is also a valuable reference for clinicians, residents, and fellows in neurology, neuroradiology, neuropsychology, and neurophysiology with an interest in pediatric epilepsy surgery.

Full Product Details

Author:   Oguz Cataltepe ,  George I. Jallo
Publisher:   Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 27.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   1.451kg
ISBN:  

9781604062540

ISBN 10:   1604062541
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   01 January 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1. Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: Introduction 2. Intractable Epilepsy in Children and Selection of Surgical Candidates 3. Epilepsy Surgery for Congenital or Early Lesions I. Preoperative Assessment A. Electrophysiological Assessment 4. EEG and Noninvasive Electrophysiological Monitoring 5. Invasive Electrophysiological Monitoring 6. Extra-operative and Intra-operative Electrical Stimulation 7. Magnetoencephalography B. Neuroimaging 8. Structural Brain Imaging in Epilepsy 9. Functional MRI in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery 10. Application of PET and SPECT in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery 11. Coregistration and Newer Imaging Techniques C. Neuropsychological Cognitive Assessment 12. Wada Testing in Pediatric Epilepsy 13. Preoperative Neuropsychological Assessment II. Surgical Approaches and Techniques 14. Anesthetic Considerations and Postoperative ICU Care 15. Implantation of Strip, Grip, and Depth Electrodes for Invasive Electrophysiological Monitoring A. Resective Surgical Techniques in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy 16. Mesial Temporal Sclerosis in Children 17. Anteromesial Temporal Lobectomy 18. Transsylvian Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy 19. Tailored temporal lobectomy techniques 20. Surgical Management of Lesional Temporal Lobe Epilepsy B. Resective Surgical Techniques in Extratemporal Lobe Epilepsy 21. Extratemporal Resection 22. Surgical Approaches in Cortical Dysplasia 23. Posterior Quadrantic Resection and Disconnection C. Hemispherectomy and Hemispherotomy Techniques 24. Hemispherectomy and Hemispherotomy Techniques in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: An Overview 25. Anatomical Hemispherectomy 26. Hemidecortication for Intractable Epilepsy 27. Functional Hemispherectomy at UCLA 28. Transsylvian Hemispheric Deafferentation 29. Peri-insular Hemispherotomy D. Disconnection Procedures 30. Corpus Callosotomy 31. Multiple Subpial Transections in Children with Refractory Epilepsy 32. Hippocampal Transection E. Neuromodulation Procedures 33. Vagus Nerve Stimulation 34. Cortical and Deep Brain Stimulation F. Radiosurgery 35. Radiosurgical Treatment for Epilepsy III. Outcome 36. Surgical Failure and Reoperation 37. Postoperative Seizure Control 38. Postoperative Neuropsychological and Psychosocial Outcome IV. Recent Advances 39. New Techniques in Electrophysiological Assessment of Pediatric Epilepsy 40. New Imaging Techniques in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery 41. Optical Imaging Techniques in Neocortical Epilepsy

Reviews

This cutting-edge book provides essential information about the preoperative assessment of and surgical approaches to the treatment of epilepsy in children...A valuable reference [and] encyclopedic in its coverage. -- Doody's

This cutting-edge book provides essential information about the preoperative assessment of and surgical approaches to the treatment of epilepsy in children...A valuable reference [and] encyclopedic in its coverage. -- Doody's

Author Information

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics and Oncology, Clinical Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

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