Surgical Treatment of Epilepsies : Diagnosis, Surgical Strategies, Results

This book fills the gap between the increasing demand for epilepsy surgical experience and limited training facilities in this area. It comprehensively describes surgical techniques, including tricks and pitfalls, based on the author’s 30 years of experience, providing optimal and effective training for young neurosurgeons by avoiding learning by trial and error. Moreover, it also includes useful information for epileptologists and other professionals involved in the epilepsy surgical program to allow them to gain a better understanding of possibilities and limitations of epilepsy surgery. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi History of Epilepsy Surgery (Josef Zentner)....Pages 1-12 Epilepsy: Clinical, Epidemiological, and Therapeutical Aspects (Josef Zentner)....Pages 13-18 Presurgical Evaluation (Josef Zentner)....Pages 19-48 Surgical Tools and Techniques (Josef Zentner)....Pages 49-75 Anesthesia (Josef Zentner)....Pages 77-85 Temporal Lobe Resections (Josef Zentner)....Pages 87-128 Extratemporal Resections (Josef Zentner)....Pages 129-162 Hemispherical Procedures: Hemispherectomy/Hemispherotomy (Josef Zentner)....Pages 163-194 Long-Term Epilepsy-Associated Tumors (LEATs) (Josef Zentner)....Pages 195-207 MRI-Negative Epilepsies (Josef Zentner)....Pages 209-222 Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery (Josef Zentner)....Pages 223-243 Reoperations After Failed Resective Surgery (Josef Zentner)....Pages 245-252 Pathology in Epilepsy Surgery (Josef Zentner)....Pages 253-264 Non-resective Epilepsy Surgery (Josef Zentner)....Pages 265-330 Complications (Josef Zentner)....Pages 331-370 Cost-Effectiveness of Epilepsy Surgery (Josef Zentner)....Pages 371-378 The Current Place of Epilepsy Surgery (Josef Zentner)....Pages 379-391 A Personal View (Josef Zentner)....Pages 393-396 Back Matter ....Pages 397-404