In:
Epilepsia, Wiley, Vol. 55, No. 5 ( 2014-05), p. 629-632
Abstract:
The question we address here is whether the invasive presurgical brain mapping approaches of direct cortical stimulation and of the Wada procedure can be replaced by noninvasive functional neuroimaging methods (functional magnetic resonance imaging [ fMRI] , magnetoencephalography [MEG], transcranial magnetic stimulation and [TMS] ). First, we outline the reasons for contemplating such a replacement. Second, we present evidence to the effect that the efficacy of the invasive and noninvasive methods, while suboptimal, is comparable. Third, we discuss additional advantages of noninvasive presurgical brain mapping and conclude that there are no longer compelling reasons for opting for invasive mapping in many if not most cases provided that the non‐invasive methods are available. A PowerPoint slide summarizing this article is available for download in the Supporting Information section here .
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0013-9580
,
1528-1167
DOI:
10.1111/epi.2014.55.issue-5
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2002194-X
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