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Epilepsy, Pain, Movement Disorders, and Psychiatric Indications
Basic science of epilepsy
Fundamental neuroanatomy: anatomy, physiology, pathways
Malformations of cortical development
Histopathology of mesial temporal sclerosis
Surgical approaches
Focal epilepsy - clinical hallmarks and preoperative evaluation
Classification of seizures
EEG
Neuroradiology in epilepsy patients
Seizure characteristics in focal epilepsies
Current approaches to anticonvulsant management and determination of medically refractoriness
Evaluation of patient for epilepsy surgery
Neuroradiology, MRI, fMRI
MEG
PET, SPECT
Wada testing
Video EEG
Neuropsychological testing
Intracranial monitoring: grids, strips, and stereo-EEG
Epilepsy surgery approaches
Temporal lobe epilepsy: temporal lobectomy and amygdalohippocampectomy
Extratemporal cortical epilepsy
Hemispheric epilepsy syndromes
Intraoperative mapping and monitoring for epilepsy in eloquent regions
Hemispherectomy and functional hemispherotomy
Stimulation for epilepsy: VNS, RNS, anterior thalamic DBS
Callosotomy, extratemporal resection
Ablation, LITT
Basic science of chronic pain
Anatomy and physiology of pain
Molecular basis of nociception
Surgical approaches for chronic pain and outcomes
Neuromodulation
Neuroablation for pain
Intrathecal drug delivery
Trigeminal neuralgia
Clinical features of facial pain
Medical management of facial pain
Percutaneous procedures for trigeminal neuralgia
Radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia
Posterior fossa approaches: MVD and internal neurolysis
Movement disorders: anatomy, basic science, neurophysiology, imaging, clinical presentation, medical therapy
Parkinson’s disease
Essential tremor
Dystonia
Spasticity
Tourette syndrome
Surgical treatment of movement disorders and outcomes
Imaging and surgical targeting for movement disorders
Intraoperative mapping
Ablative procedures
Deep brain stimulation
Psychiatric disorders: anatomy, basic science, neurophysiology, clinical presentation, therapeutics
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Major depressive disorder
Surgical treatment of the psychiatric disorders and outcomes
Imaging and surgical targeting for psychiatric disorders
Intraoperative mapping
Ablative procedures
Deep brain stimulation
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