Operative Techniques in Epilepsy

John P. Girvin, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), is Professor Emeritus at the University of Western Ontario, where he was Professor in the Departments of Physiology and Clinical Neurological Sciences from 1984 to 2001. He was Chair of the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences at the university from 1984 to 1990 and Chair of the Division of Neurosurgery from 1990 to 1999. Dr. Girvin became a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery in 1984. He served as President of The Canadian Neurosurgical Society in 1995-6 and chaired the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada Specialty Committee of Neurosurgery from 1991 to 1997. In 2001 Dr. Girvin was appointed Chair of the Department of Neurosciences at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and he held this position until 2005. He was Associate Editor of the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences from 1991 to 1997 and Co-Chairman of the Journal of Neurosurgery from 1999 to 2001; he has also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Epilepsy. Dr. Girvin has published almost 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Surgical techniques in epilepsy surgery.- Surgery under local anesthesia.- Electrocortical stimulation ("mapping").- Corticectomy.- Temporal lobe surgery.- Frontal lobe surgery.- Rolandic surgery.- Parietal lobe resections.- Occipital lobe resections.-Corpus Callosotomy.-Hemispherectomy.-Post-operative course.- History of epilepsy surgery.

"This is a monograph about epilepsy surgery ranging from diagnosis to MIS for refractory epilepsy. ... I highly recommend this book to neurosurgeons, neurologists, fellows, and anyone with an interest in the surgical management of epilepsies." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, May, 2015)

"This book presents a basic understanding of and operative surgical techniques for epilepsy with outstanding firsthand accounts of the author's techniques as well as those of some of the fathers of epilepsy surgery. ... The audience includes neurosurgery, neurology, psychiatry, and neurophysiology trainees, as well as established practitioners. ... The book is practical and a great addition to the field." (Ramsis Farid Ghaly, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2015)