Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 8

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VIII

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2. Epilepsy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy: Opportunities for Research Into Basic Mechanisms of Human Brain Function

      • Jerome Engel Jr., Th. L. Babb, P. H. Crandall

      Pages 3-8

   3. Stereotactic Investigations in Frontal Lobe Epilepsies

      • C. Munari, A. T. Giallonardo, P. Brunet, D. Broglin, J. Bancaud

      Pages 9-12

   4. Propagation of Focal Epilepsies and the Timing and Targeting of Surgical Interventions. Illustrative Case Reports

      • P. Halász, Sz. Tóth, J. Vajda, Gy. Rásonyi, O. Eisler

      Pages 13-16

   5. Epilepsy Course in Cerebral Gangliogliomas: a Study of 16 Cases

      • M. Casazza, G. Avanzini, G. Broggi, M. Fornari, A. Franzini

      Pages 17-20

   6. Experience with Orbital Electrodes in the Patients Operated on for Epilepsy—Results of Temporofrontal Resections

      • I. Ribarić, N. Sekulović

      Pages 21-24

   7. Design of an Intracranial Electrode for Monitoring

      • V. M. Garcia Marin, M. J. Rodriguez Palmero, L. Gonzalez Feria, M. Ginoves Sierra, D. Martel Barth-Hansen, J. Ravina Cabrera

      Pages 25-27

3. Spasticity and Movement Disorders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. Some Basic Features of the Pathological and Normal Motor System Studied by Chronic Deep Electrodes

      • Sz. Tóth, Z. Tóth, J. Vajda, A. Sólyom

      Pages 32-36

   3. Behavioural Responses to Cerebellar Stimulation in Cerebral Palsy

      • M. Galanda, L. Mistina, O. Zoltan

      Pages 37-38

   4. Use of Intrathecal Baclofen Administered by Programmable Infusion Pumps in Resistent Spasticity

      • J. Broseta, F. Morales, G. García-March, M. J. Sánchez-Ledesma, J. Anaya, J. Gonzalez-Darder et al.

      Pages 39-45

   5. Critical Approach to Intrastriatal Medullary Adrenal Implants via Open Surgery in Parkinsonism. Case Report

      • J. Broseta, P. Diaz-Cascajo, G. García-March, M. J. Sánchez-Ledesma

      Pages 46-47

   6. Transplantation in Parkinson’s Disease: Stereotactic Implantation of Adrenal Medulla and Foetal Mesencephalon

      • E. R. Hitchcock, C. G. Clough, R. C. Hughes, B. G. Kenny

      Pages 48-50

4. Pain

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. Clinical Use of Nociceptive Flexion Reflex Recording in the Evaluation of Functional Neurosurgical Procedures

      • L. García-Larrea, M. Sindou, F. Mauguière

      Pages 53-57

   3. Intra-operative Spinal Cord Evoked Potentials During Cervical and Lumbo-sacral Microsurgical DREZ-tomy (MDT) for Chronic Pain and Spasticity (Preliminary Data)

      • D. Jeanmonod, M. Sindou, F. Mauguière

      Pages 58-61

   4. Craniofacial Postherpetic Neuralgia Managed by Stereotactic Spinal Trigeminal Nucleotomy

      • J. R. Schvarcz

      Pages 62-64

   5. Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) in the Treatment of Postherpetic Pain

      • M. Meglio, B. Cioni, A. Prezioso, G. Talamonti

      Pages 65-66

   6. CT-guided Percutaneous Cordotomy

      • Y. Kanpolat, H. Deda, S. Akyar, S. Bilgiç

      Pages 67-68

The last ten years has witnessed a resurgence of interest in stereotactic surgery although this has been mainly in the field of the comparatively simple stereotactic biopsy of intracranial tumours. There is also evidence of a returning interest in functional neurosurgery other than pain which has always sustained high levels of endeavour. The present work comprises selected papers from a much larger group of interesting and important communications to the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. They represent modern views on a wide variety of stereotactic surgical topics from internationally acclaimed experts in this field. The neurosurgeon who has little or no acquaintance with this fruitful sub-specialty will be surprised to find very broad applications of the technique which is gradually replacing many con­ ventional neurosurgical procedures. This is particularly evident in the papers on tumours but there is also a section on the treatment of vascular disease which marks an extension of neurosurgical practice. The Society has always regarded technical advances as important and some of the most recent devel­ opments appear in this book. Finally, an exciting new development of neural transplantation marks the beginning of what may be an important part of neurological surgery in the future.

• neurosurgery
• surgery

• Istituto Neurologico “C. Besta”, Milano, Italy

  Giovanni Broggi

• Servicio de Neurocirugía, Fundación Iménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain

  Juan Burzaco

• Department of Neurosurgery, University of Birmingham, UK

  Edward R. Hitchcock

• Department of Neurosurgery, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

  Björn A. Meyerson

• Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

  Szabolcs Tóth

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