Rapport 2008 : Traitements chirurgicaux de l'épilepsie Diversification des techniques chirurgicales Cortectomies : aspects techniques Corticectomy: Technical considerations

The surgical treatment of epilepsy requires careful preparation and presents a certain number of technical specificities. The neurosurgeon must master not only the technical aspects but also the therapeutic and functional trade-off in order to modulate the procedure according to morphological and electrophysiological intraoperative data. A large number of technical variants have been developed to correspond to epileptological or functional anatomical considerations. Until this point, the choice of a particular technique does not seem to have a significant impact on the therapeutic effectiveness of surgery, and differences in results can be related to the presurgical evaluation and surgical indications. On the other hand, technical development promises to play an important role in limiting the long-term neurocognitive consequences of surgery. © 2008 Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits reserves. Resume