Presurgical assessment of the epilepsies with clinical neurophysiology and functional imaging / 
volume editors, Felix Rosenow and Hans O. Lüders. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Amsterdam ;  Boston :  Elsevier,  2004. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 582 pages) :  illustrations (some color). 
 - Handbook of clinical neurophysiology,  v. 3  1567-4231 ; .
 - Handbook of clinical neurophysiology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ;  v. 3. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Overview -- Non-invasive EEG in the definition of the irritative zone -- Magnetoencephalography in the definition of the irritative zone -- Invasive EEG in the definition of the irritative zone -- Electrocorticography in the definition of the irritative zone: its role in the era of multi-channel EEG and modern neuroimaging -- Automatic detection of interictal epileptiform discharges -- Non-invasive EEG in the definition of the seizure onset zone -- Invasive EEG in the definition of the seizure onset zone: subdural electrodes -- Invasive EEG in the definition of the seizure onset zone: depth electrodes -- Special recording techniques for detection of the seizure onset zone: DC shifts and high-frequency discharges -- Ictal SPECT in the definition of the seizure onset zone -- Automatic detection of epileptic seizures -- Automatic seizure detection by ECG analysis -- Cortical stimulation in the definition of the stimulation-induced aura zone -- Video analysis for defining the symptomatogenic zone. CT scan and MRI in the definition of the epileptogenic lesion -- PET scan in the interictal period: its contribution to evaluation of the functional-deficit and epileptogenic zones -- The role of neuropsychological assessment in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy surgery candidates -- Intracarotid amobarbital test and fTCD in the lateralization of memory and language -- Cortical stimulation in the definition of eloquent cortical areas -- Cortical somatosensory evoked potential mapping -- VEP in the definition of eloquent cortical areas -- Auditory evoked potentials in the definition of eloquent cortical areas -- Functional MRI in the definition of eloquent cortical areas -- Event-related evoked potentials in the definition of eloquent cortical areas -- Magnetic stimulation in the definition of eloquent cortical areas. Presurgical evaluation in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis -- Presurgical evaluation in patients with tumors -- Presurgical evaluation in patients with vascular malformations -- Presurgical evaluation of patients with focal malformations due to abnormal cortical development (MCD) -- Presurgical evaluation in patients with remote symptomatic epilepsy -- Presurgical evaluation in patients with inflammatory lesions: meningitis, encephalitis, Rasmussen's syndrome -- Presurgical evaluation in patients with hypothalamic hamartomas -- Presurgical evaluation in patients with catastrophic epilepsy -- fMRI in the evaluation of the irritative zone -- EEG dipole analysis -- Prediction of seizure occurrence by chaos analysis: technique and therapeutic implications -- Cognition related potentials in the definition of functional deficit zones -- Three-dimensional analysis of MRI -- New PET tracers -- Mechanisms and efficacy of deep brain stimulation in epilepsy. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780444529268 0444529268 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Epilepsy--Diagnosis.<br/>Epilepsy--Imaging.<br/>Electroencephalography.<br/>Epilepsie.<br/>Beeldverwerkende diagnostiek.<br/>Elektro-encefalografie.<br/>Epilepsy--diagnosis.<br/>Diagnostic Imaging--methods.<br/>Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological.<br/>Electroencephalography.<br/>Epilepsy--Diagnosis.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC373  / .P74 2004 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2004 J-940 WL 385  / P9418 2004