Advances in epilepsy surgery.
This review summarises exciting recent and forthcoming advances that will impact on the surgical management of epilepsy in the near future. This does not cover the current accepted diagnostic methodologies or surgical treatments that are routinely practiced today. The content of this review was derived from a PubMed literature search, using the key words 'Epilepsy Surgery', 'Neuromodulation', 'Neuroablation', 'Advances', between 2010 and November 2013.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK MRI Unit, Epilepsy Society, Chalfont St Peter, UK Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
Mark
M
Nowell
Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
Anna
A
Miserocchi
Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
Andrew W
AW
McEvoy
Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK MRI Unit, Epilepsy Society, Chalfont St Peter, UK.
John S
JS
Duncan
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D059906:Neuroimaging; D061208:Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods
EPILEPSY, SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY