10. The Surgical Therapy of Epilepsy

  1. Simon Shorvon MA, MB BChir, MD, FRCP Professor of Neurology Clinical Subdean Consultant Neurologist1,2

Published Online: 16 MAR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444325201.ch10

Book Title

Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment, Third Edition

Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment, Third Edition

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How to Cite

Shorvon, S. (2010) The Surgical Therapy of Epilepsy, in Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment, Third Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444325201.ch10

Author Information

  1. 1

    UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK

  2. 2

    National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square London, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 MAR 2011
  2. Published Print: 21 NOV 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405198189

Online ISBN: 9781444325201

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Keywords:

  • The Surgical Therapy of Epilepsy;
  • Presurgical assessment – general points;
  • Surgery in epilepsy arising in the mesial temporal lobe;
  • Surgery in epilepsy arising in extratemporal regions and the temporal neocortex;
  • Cortical dysplasia (malformations of cortical development);
  • Surgery where no lesion is apparent on neuroimaging (‘MRI-negative cases’);
  • Hemispherectomy, hemispherotomy and other large resections;
  • Corpus callosectomy (corpus callosum section, corpus callosotomy);
  • Other functional surgical procedures;
  • The organization of epilepsy surgery care: the epilepsy surgery centre

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Presurgical assessment – general points

  • Surgery in epilepsy arising in the mesial temporal lobe

  • Surgery in epilepsy arising in extratemporal regions and the temporal neocortex

  • Cortical dysplasia (malformations of cortical development)

  • Surgery where no lesion is apparent on neuroimaging (‘MRI-negative cases’)

  • Hemispherectomy, hemispherotomy and other large resections

  • Corpus callosectomy (corpus callosum section, corpus callosotomy)

  • Multiple subpial transection

  • Vagal nerve stimulation

  • Other functional surgical procedures

  • The organization of epilepsy surgery care: the epilepsy surgery centre

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