Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Techniques

Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Techniques: Controversies and Evidence provides a comprehensive guide for clinicians navigating the complex decisions involved in surgical management of drug-resistant epilepsy in children. Integrating evidence-based guidance with current and emerging surgical technologies, this book addresses longstanding debates and contemporary advancements in pediatric epilepsy surgery.

Key Features:

• Offers a roadmap for decision-making in pediatric epilepsy surgery, highlighting both established and novel surgical modalities.
• Explores controversies such as disconnective versus resective strategies, and selective amygdalo-hippocampectomy versus anteromesial temporal lobectomy.
• Reviews the utility of surgical adjuncts, including intra-operative electrocorticography.
• Compares traditional microsurgical approaches with contemporary techniques, including laser interstitial thermal therapy.
• Discusses modern neuromodulation strategies, including vagus nerve stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and responsive neurostimulation.
• Provides evidence-based recommendations while addressing the rationale behind varying surgical approaches.
• Serves as a practical reference for pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, and multidisciplinary teams involved in the care of children with drug-resistant epilepsy.