Format:
Online-Ressource (294 S.)
Edition:
2014
ISBN:
9783110412611
Content:
Main description: Cortical Brain Stimulation has emerged as a brand new, cutting-edge option for the treatment of intractable neurological and psychiatric disorders. Devoid of the mortality and disabling morbidity that may accompany deep brain stimulation, stimulating the cortex with a minimally invasive surgical approach proved its worth for Central pain, Parkinson Disease, Dystonia, Stroke and Coma rehabilitation, Epilepsy, Depression and Tinnitus.
Content:
Biographical note: Sergio Canavero, Director of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group, Turin, Italy
Note:
FrontmatterContentsList of Contributing AuthorsIntroduction
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1 Anatomical Localization
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2 Neuroimaging Localization and Neuronavigation
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3 Electrophysiological Localization
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4 Implantation: Burr Holes
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5 Implantation: Flap and Subdural Lead Placement
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6 Programming
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7 Complications and Their Avoidance
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8 Central Pain
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9 Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
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10 Movement Disorders: Parkinson and Tremor
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11 Movement Disorders: Dystonia
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12 Post-Stroke Recovery
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13 Chronic Disorders of Consciousness
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14 Psychiatric Disorders
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15 Tinnitus
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16 Epilepsy
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17 Closed-loop Cortical Stimulation
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18 Mechanisms of Action
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19 Modelization: Overview
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20 Modelization: Theoretical Aspects
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List of FiguresList of BoxesList of Tables.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110412628
Language:
English
Subjects:
Medicine
Keywords:
Großhirnrinde
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Hirnstimulation
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Minimal-invasive Chirurgie
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Implantiertes medizinisches Gerät
DOI:
10.2478/9783110412628
