THE MESIAL TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSIES

Au sommaire: - Section 1: Concepts and pathophysiology of mesial temporal lobe epilepsies: The concept of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy; Ictal networks in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy; Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: anatomy and neuropathology. - Section 2: Clinical characteristics of mesial temporal lobe epilepsies: Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: natural history and seizure semiology; Cognitive and psychiatric symptoms and their treatment in temporal lobe epilepsy: the role of the mesiotemporal structures. - Section 3: Clinical and experimental neurophysiology of mesial temporal lobe epilepsies: Non-invasive and invasive EEG in mesial temporal epilepsy; Magnetoencephalograhpy findings in medial temporal lobe epilepsy. - Section 4: Imaging in mesial temporal lobe epilepsies: Structural imaging of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy; The role of cognitive fMRI in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy; The role of the Wada test and functional transcranial Doppler sonography in the presurgical diagnosis of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. - Section 5: Treatment of mesial temporal lobe epilepsies: Antiepileptic treatment of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsies; Depth electrodes (SEEG) in temporal lobe epilepsy; Surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy: pros, cons and comparison between different procedures.