title: Deep brain stimulation targeting in refractory epilepsy.
abstract: Deep brain stimulation has been used in increasing frequency to treat refractory epilepsy. Different targets have been tried, and different epileptic syndromes have been addressed in different ways. We describe the current targeting techniques for the structures presently most often implanted, namely the anterior nucleus of the thalamus, the centromedian nucleus of the thalamus, and the hippocampus.
authors.affiliation: ABC Faculty of Medicine, Sao Paulo Epilepsy Clinic, Brazil.
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cukiert
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lehtimäki
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D000069279:Drug Resistant Epilepsy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013788:Thalamus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Deep brain stimulation; Epilepsy; Surgery; Techniques