EXTRATEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY SURGERY

Au sommaire: - Section 1: Semiology of extratemporal epilepsy: Overview; Introduction to extratemporal lobe epilepsy; The ictal semiology of prefrontal epilepsies; Semiology of mesial frontal and parietal lobe epilepsy; Ictal semiology of parieto-occipital lobe epilepsies; Ictal semiology of hypothalamic hamartomas. - Section 2: Non-invasive neurophysiology of extratemporal lobe epilepsies: Nonivasive neurophysiology of extratemporal lobe epilepsy: interictal epileptiform discharges; Source localization of extratemporal spikes; Magnetoencephalography in extratemporal lobe epilepsy. - Section 3: Neuroimaging of extratemporal lobe epilepsies: Imaging in extratemporal lobe epilepsy: Overview; High resolution magnetic resonance imaging in extratemporal lobe epilepsy; Ictal SPECT in extratemporal lobe epilepsy; Functional MRI in extratemporal lobe epilepsy. Section 4: Invasive evaluation of extratemporal lobe epilepsies: Subdural EEG recordings in extratemporal lobe epilepsy; Depth-EEG recordings in extratemporal lobe epilepsy; High frequency oscillations in extratemporal lobe epilepsy; Seizure detection and epileptic focus stimulation in extratemporal lobe epilepsy. Section 5: Surgery and outcome of extratemporal lobe epilepsies: Implantation of depth electrodes - stereo-electro-encephalography (SEEG) - in extratemporal lobe epilepsy; Electrocorticography; Event-related ECoG spectra and functional mapping in extratemporal brain regions; Insular and peri-rolandic epilepsy surgery: techniques.