Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Techniques

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Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Techniques: Controversies and Evidence provides a comprehensive guide for clinicians navigating the complex decisions involved in surgical management of drug-resistant epilepsy in children. Integrating evidence-based guidance with current and emerging surgical technologies, this book addresses longstanding debates and contemporary advancements in pediatric epilepsy surgery. Key Features: Offers a roadmap for decision-making in pediatric epilepsy surgery, highlighting both established and novel surgical modalities. Explores controversies such as disconnective versus resective strategies, and selective amygdalo-hippocampectomy versus anteromesial temporal lobectomy. Reviews the utility of surgical adjuncts, including intra-operative electrocorticography. Compares traditional microsurgical approaches with contemporary techniques, including laser interstitial thermal therapy. Discusses modern neuromodulation strategies, including vagus nerve stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and responsive neurostimulation. Provides evidence-based recommendations while addressing the rationale behind varying surgical approaches. Serves as a practical reference for pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, and multidisciplinary teams involved in the care of children with drug-resistant epilepsy. Show more