Epilepsy Surgery
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2019) | Viewed by 207
Special Issue Editor
Interests: basic mechanisms involved in epileptogenesis; epilepsy surgery; novel treatment modalities for epilepsy; cortical stimulation mapping; direct cortical stimulation to treat seizures; hypothermia as a potential therapeutic modality in epilepsy; high-frequency oscillations (HFOs) and their role in seizure localization and beyond
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to “Epilepsy Surgery”. It includes a collection of articles on the latest techniques, technologies, and methods used in presurgical evaluation of patients with intractable epilepsy. Since the field is rapidly evolving, the purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a critical update for neurologists and epileptologists on the latest approach to presurgical evaluation including the current understanding of the diagnostic tests and their limitations, and the latest technologies and methods used in presurgical process and in the operating room.
Suggested topics:
1. History of epilepsy surgery
2. Presurgical evaluation; an overview
3. Scalp recording in epilepsy monitoring unit; technical aspects
4. Neuroimaging in epilepsy surgery5. Neuropsychological testing in epilepsy, strengths
5. Neuropsychological testing in epilepsy, strengths and weaknesses
6. Intracarotid amobarbytal procedure (IAP; Wada test); indications and interpretation
7. Invasive EEG recordings; methods
8. Subdural grid electrodes; pros and cons
9. SEEG in epilepsy; pros and cons
10. Seizure localization: irritative zone, epileptogenic zone, seizure onset zone, and the rest
11. High-frequency oscillations (HFOs) and seizure localization
12. Presurgical cortical mapping; methods
13. Hippocampal sclerosis, focal cortical dysplasia, and other pathologies in epilepsy surgery
14. Epilepsy surgery; new surgical methods
15. How much tissue to remove in epilepsy surgery? Pros and cons.
Prof. Dr. Gholam K. Motamedi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- epilepsy surgery
- presurgical evaluation
- scalp EEG
- cortical stimulation
- neuroimaging
- neuropsychological testing
- intracarotid amobarbytal procedure
- wada test
- subdural electrodes
- stereotactic EEG
- seizure localization
- epileptogenic zone
- high frequency oscillations
- hippocampal sclerosis
- focal cortical dysplasia
