Epilepsy surgery and intrinsic brain tumor surgery : a practical atlas /: a practical atlas. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Konstantinos Fountas, Eftychia Z. Kapsalaki, editors.
• Editors: Fountas, Konstantinos; Kapsalaki, Eftychia Z
• Contents: Preoperative Evaluation: Non-invasive Methods.- Neurological examination & semiology.- Interpretation of conventional anatomical MRI.- Interpretation of proton MR spectroscopic imaging?.- Fractional Anisotropy and Diffusion Tensor Imaging as preoperative tools.- Functional MRI.- Nuclear medicine as a preoperative tool.- PET CT/MRI as a preoperative tool.- Magneto-Encephalography and Magnetic Source Imaging as preoperative tools.- Surface Encephalography and video-Encephalography.- High-density Encephalography as preoperative tool.- Transcranial magnetic source stimulation as preoperative tool.- Preoperative neuropsychological evaluation.- Preoperative Evaluation: Invasive Methods.- Invasive Electroencephalography with subdural/depth electrodes.- Stereo-Encephalography.- Extra-operative cortical stimulation and mapping.- Surgical Management:General considerations.- Intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring.- Awake procedures for cortical/subcortical mapping and monitoring.- Postoperative evaluation and follow-up.-Surgical Management: Epilepsy Surgical Procedures.- Neocortical resections.- Anterior temporal lobectomy and amygdalo-hippocampectomy.- Selective amygdalo-hippocampectomy.- Multiple subpial transections.- Corpus callosotomy.- Hemisherotomy.- Vagus nerve stimulation.- Deep brain stimulation.- Cortical stimulation.- G-knife in epilepsy.- Cyberknife in epilepsy.- Novel focal treatment modalities in epilepsy.- Surgical Management: Intrinsic Tumor Surgical Procedures.- Surgical resection techniques of frontal lobe tumors.- Surgical resection techniques of temporal lobe tumors.- Surgical resection techniques of central area tumors.- Surgical resection techniques of parietal lobe tumors.- Surgical resection techniques of occipital lobe tumors.- Surgical resection techniques of insular tumors.- Adjuvant treatment for intrinsic brain tumors.- Local interstitial chemotherapy.- Local interstitial brachytherapy.- External radiation therapy.- Adjuvant stereotactic radiosurgery.- Systematic chemotherapy in intrinsic brain tumors.- Novel adjuvant focal therapies.- Monitoring for tumor recurrence.- Management of tumor recurrence.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (301 pages)
• Subjects: 617.4/81; Epilepsy -- Surgery -- Atlases; Brain -- Tumors -- Surgery -- Atlases; Epilepsy -- surgery; Brain -- Tumors -- Surgery; Epilepsy -- Surgery; Atlas; Scientific atlases
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319959184
• Related ISBNs: 9783319959177
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