Stereotactic Treatment of Epilepsy: Symposium under the Sponsorship of the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Bratislava 1975

Front Matter....Pages I-VI
Introduction....Pages 1-2
“Chronic” Electrodes in SEEG Exploration of Partial Epilepsies....Pages 3-8
The Role of Focal and Extrafocal Structures in the Triggering of Epileptic Spikes: An Experimental Study....Pages 9-14
The Value of Electrostimulation in Epileptic Focus Localization....Pages 15-20
Graphic Representation of the Epileptic Focus....Pages 21-25
Stereoelectrosubcorticography in Epilepsy, the Focus and Epileptogenic System....Pages 27-31
An Analysis of Routine-EEG-Findings with a View to Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy....Pages 33-34
The Seizure Active Site Demonstrated by Chronically Implanted Electrodes....Pages 35-43
Multifocal Epilepsy: Surgical Treatment after Stereo-EEG Study....Pages 45-50
The Motor Mechanism of Some Types of Epilepsy....Pages 51-57
Clinical and Electrophysiological Effects of Chronic Epileptic Lesion in Split-Brain Cats....Pages 59-64
Determination of the Functional Hierarchy in Multifocal Epilepsy....Pages 65-70
Computer Analysis of the Telemetered EEG in the Study of Epilepsy and Schizophrenia....Pages 71-84
Investigation of Epileptic Structure Properties by Transfer Function....Pages 85-91
Catecholamine Levels in Penicillin-Induced Epileptic Focus of the Cat Cerebral Cortex....Pages 93-100
Antivitamin B 6 Induced Ultrastructural Changes in the Hippocampus of the Convulsant Rabbit and Its Biochemical Correlates....Pages 101-109
Formation of Glutamate and GABA in Epileptogenic Tissue from Human Hippocampus in Vitro....Pages 111-118
Anatomical Rationale of Ablative Surgery for Temporal Lobe Seizures and Dyscontrol: Suggested Stereo-Chemode Chelate-Blockade Alternative....Pages 119-124
Carotis Hexobarbital Test; a Method for Investigation of Interhemispherical Synchrony in Generalized Spike-Wave Mechanisms....Pages 125-128
Anatomo-Physiological Variability of Deep Brain Structures and Stereo-Neurosurgery of Epilepsy....Pages 129-133
Some Electrophysiological Characteristics of the Spontaneous Activity of the Amygdala and Effect of Hypothalamic Stimulation on the Amygdalar Units Responses....Pages 135-140
Contribution to Surgical Terminology in Epilepsy....Pages 141-144
Conventional Surgery in Epilepsy....Pages 145-146
Application with Classic Craniotomy in the Treatment of Focal Epilepsy....Pages 147-151
Stereotactic Treatment of Epilepsy in the Light of Pathophysiological Disease Concept....Pages 153-158
Forel-H-Tomy for the Treatment of Intractable Epilepsy....Pages 159-165
Stereotactic Fornicotomy in Temporal Epilepsy: Indications and Long-Term Results....Pages 167-175
Late Results of Stereotactic Surgery of Epilepsy Predominantly Temporal Lobe Type....Pages 177-182
Stereo-Electroencephalographic Exploration and Epilepsia Partialis Continua....Pages 183-191
Basic Targets and the Different Epilepsies....Pages 193-199
Effects of Stereotactic Operations in the Treatment of Epilepsies—Neurological Aspects....Pages 201-204
Effects of Stereotactic Lesions in Intractable Epilepsy....Pages 205-209
New Possibilities of Stereotactic Treatment of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE)....Pages 211-214
Results of Amygdalotomy and Fornicotomy in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Behaviour Disorders....Pages 215-219
Stereotactic Amygdalotomy in the Light of Neuropsychological Investigations....Pages 221-223
Stereotactic Surgery of the Limbic System in Epilepsy....Pages 225-234
Stereotactic Lesions of the Amygdala and Hippocampus in Epilepsy....Pages 235-239
Lessons from Amygdaloid Surgery in Long-Term Observation....Pages 241-245
Evaluation of Psychopathological Changes in Epileptic Personality after Stereotactic Treatment....Pages 247-250
Centrencephalic Epilepsy and Suboccipital Derivations....Pages 251-255
Some Observations in Treatment Stimulation of Epilepsy....Pages 257-262
Stereotactic Lesions for the Control of Intractable Epilepsy....Pages 263-269
Experiences with Pharmacological Methods for the Lateralization of Temporal Epileptic Foci....Pages 271-281