(eBook) Functional Mapping of the Cerebral Cortex – Safe Surgery by Byrne

This is the PDF eBook version for Functional Mapping of the Cerebral Cortex – Safe Surgery in Eloquent Brain by Richard W. Byrne

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.