Placement of intracerebral depth electrodes during excisional surgery for epilepsy: Value of intraoperative ultrasound
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Altman, NR, Duchowny, MS, Jayakar, P et al. (1992). Placement of intracerebral depth electrodes during excisional surgery for epilepsy: Value of intraoperative ultrasound
. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 13(1), 254-256.
Altman, NR, Duchowny, MS, Jayakar, P et al. (1992). Placement of intracerebral depth electrodes during excisional surgery for epilepsy: Value of intraoperative ultrasound
. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 13(1), 254-256.
The authors describe the use of intraoperative US for directing placement of depth electrodes for the localization of seizure foci prior to temporal lobectomy. They used this technique in seven patients (six undergoing temporal and one frontal resection), and encountered no complications.