Functional Mapping of the Cerebral Cortex Safe Surgery in Eloquent Brain /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Byrne, Richard W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neuroradiology.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Medicine & Public Health.

This book provides up-to-date, practical information on functional mapping in order to assist neurosurgeons responsible for safely removing lesions in and around eloquent cortex – one of the greatest challenges in neurosurgery.  The roles of pre- and intraoperative mapping techniques are clearly exp...

Table of Contents:

• Historical Perspective on the Development of Cerebral Localization, Cerebral Cortical Motor Stimulation, and Sensory Evoked Potentials
• Anatomy of Important Functioning Cortex
• Mapping Eloquent Brain with functional MRI and DTI
• Intra-Operative Cortical Stimulation Mapping. Technique and Limitations
• Anesthetic Considerations in Cortical Mapping and Awake Surgery
• Mapping Cortical Function with Event-Related Electrocorticography
• Mapping of Eloquent Cortex in Focal Epilepsy with Intracranial Electrodes
• Somatosensory and Motor Evoked Potentials in Surgery of Eloquent Cortex Under General Anesthesia: Advantages and Limitations
• Cortical Mapping with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• Practical application of Pre-Operative and Intra-Operative Cortical Mapping in Surgery
• Epilepsy Surgery in Eloquent Cortex
• White Matter Tracts
• Intraoperative Cortical Stimulation and the Value of Negative Mapping.