title: Surgery for focal cortical dysplasia.
abstract: Interest in surgery for focal cortical dysplasia has grown with the enhanced ability to detect these lesions preoperatively with modern imaging techniques. This article focuses on the surgical management of epilepsy associated with focal cortical dysplasia. The authors highlight the approaches practiced at Yale University, review their recent series of operative cases, and discuss a representative case example to illustrate important aspects of surgical strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Katrina S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Firlik
authors.forename: Dennis D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology