Neurosurgical management of the epilepsies / editors, Dominick P. Purpura, J. Kiffin Penry, Richard D. Walter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Purpura, Dominick P.

Penry, J. Kiffin, 1929-

Walter, Richard D., 1921-

Series:

Advances in neurology ; v. 8.

Advances in neurology ; v. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epilepsy--Surgery.

Epilepsy.

Nervous system--Surgery.

Nervous system.

Epilepsy--surgery.

Medical Subjects:

Epilepsy--surgery.

Physical Description:

xii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Raven Press, [1975]

Contents:

Introduction: the physiology of epilepsy

Focal epilepsy: the problem, prevalence, and contributing factors

Theoretical basis for surgical therapy of epilepsy

Criteria for selection of patients for neurosurgical treatment

Principles of clinical investigation of surgical candidates

Contributions of electroencephalography and electorcorticography to the neurosurgical treatment of the epilepsies

Pathologic aspects of epilepsy with special reference to the surgical pathology of focal cerebral seizures

Cortical resection in the treatment of focal epilepsy

Surgery of temporal lobe epilepsy

Surgery of frontal lobe epilepsy

Surgery for epilepsy arising in regions other than the temporal and frontal lobes

Surgery of epilepsy associated with brain tumors

Stereotactic and other procedures for epilepsy

Postoperative management and criteria for evaluation

Factors contributing to the success or failure of surgical intervention for epilepsy

Psychological aspects of focal epilepsy and its neurosurgical management

Psychological aspects of neurosurgical management of epilepsy

Critique and perspectives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

091121688X

9780911216882

0720475341

9780720475340

OCLC:

3242545