Bookedited by Samden D. Lhatoo, Philippe Kahane, Hans O. Lüders.
Summary: Invasive Studies of the Human Epileptic Brain is the definitive reference text on the use of invasive electroencephalographic (EEG) diagnostic studies in human epilepsy.
Contents:
Cover; Invasive Studies of the Human Epileptic Brain; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations; Contributors; Part I: General Overview; 1 History of Invasive EEG; 2 Principles of Invasive EEG; 3 Technical and Practical Aspects of Invasive Recordings and Brain Stimulation; 4 Subdural Grid Electrode Placement: Approaches and Complications; 5 Depth Electrodes: Approaches and Complications; Part II: Identifying and Mapping Epileptiform and Non-Epileptiform Activity; 6 Physiological Activity and artefacts in the Human Epileptic Brain Studied with Intracerebral Depth Electrode EEG 7 Physiological Activity and Artefacts in Epileptic Brain in Subdural EEG8 The Irritative Zone and Seizure Onset Zone in Subdural EEG; 9 The Irritative, Epileptogenic, and Ictal Onset Zones in Depth EEG; 10 The Irritative Zone and Seizure Onset Zone in Acute ECoG: The Quest for Relevant Epileptogenic Tissue; 11 High-Frequency Oscillations (HFO); 12 Direct Current Shift Recordings; 13 Electrical Stimulation for Mapping of the Epileptogenic Zone; 14 Invasive EEG and Hippocampal Sclerosis; 15 Invasive EEG in Cortical Dysplasia; 16 Invasive EEG in Tumoural Epilepsy 17 Invasive EEG in Tuberous Sclerosis18 Invasive EEG in Grey Matter Heterotopia; 19 SEEG in Polymicrogyria: When and How?; 20 Invasive EEG in Hypothalamic Hamartoma; Part III: Invasive EEG approaches in specific clinical situations; 21 SEEG in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy; 22 Subdural EEG in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy; 23 SEEG in Frontal Lobe Epilepsy; 24 Subdural EEG in Frontal Lobe Epilepsy; 25 SEEG in Posterior Cortex Epilepsies; 26 Subdural EEG in Posterior Cortex Epilepsy; 27 Invasive EEG Investigation of the Insula; 28 Depth EEG in Sensorimotor Cortex Epilepsy. 29 Invasive Studies of Sensorimotor Cortex EpilepsyPart IV: Human Brain Mapping; 30 Human Brain Mapping Using Subdural Electrodes; 31 Intracranial Event-Related Potentials; 32 Cortico-Cortical Evoked Potential Mapping; 33 Dynamic Spectral Imaging: Online and Offline Functional Brain Mapping Using High-Frequency Activity [50-150 Hz] in SEEG; Part V: Therapy Using Invasive EEG; 34 Thermocoagulation of the Ictal Onset Zone Using SEEG (Thermo-SEEG); 35 Therapeutic Stimulation of the Ictal Onset Zone; Part VI: Special Techniques and Future Prospects 36 Simultaneous Macro- and Microrecordings37 Fast Analytical Sensing Technology: Microelectrode-Based Recordings of Tonic and Phasic Neurotransmitter Signalling in the Mammalian Brain; 38 Mapping of Seizure Networks; 39 SEEG Recordings: From Signal Processing to Models of Epileptogenic Networks; Index of Authors; Index