The use of intraoperative ultrasound in patients with focal cortical dysplasia: preliminary observations

• Published in: Èpilepsiâ i paroksizmalʹnye sostoâniâ (Online) Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 335 - 347
• Main Authors: Sufianov, A. A., Mirhaydarov, S. V., Yakimov, Yu. A., Klimenko, O. M., Skripnikov, A. A., Stefanov, S. Z., Sadykova, O. N., Talybov, R. S., Sufianov, R. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: IRBIS LLC 11.01.2020
• Subjects: epilepsy; focal cortical dysplasia; intraoperative ultrasound

Introduction. The cessation of epileptic seizures after surgical treatment of focal epilepsy is the main objective of the surgeon. When a neurosurgeon operates focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), he/she faces difficulties with the radical removal of pathological tissue, which looks similar to healthy on...