History and Evolution of Epilepsy Surgery

Gustavo Passos

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1604029

Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 2020; 39(01): 027-032
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604029

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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

História e evolução da cirurgia para epilepsia

Article in several languages: English | português

Gustavo Passos

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

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Abstract

Resumo

A cirurgia para tratamento da epilepsia tem relevância histórica mundial há séculos. Há relatos arqueológicos que remontam ao Egito Antigo, porém, é considerado marco no tratamento cirúrgico da epilepsia na Idade Moderna o ano de 1886, quando foi realizada com sucesso, a primeira cirurgia para tratamento de crises epilépticas focais. Desde então, inúmeros relatos e artigos relacionados foram publicados. Evolutivamente, nos últimos séculos, novas técnicas e tecnologias nos propiciaram o melhor entendimento, diagnóstico e manejo desta enfermidade. Assim, torna-se importante o conhecimento histórico e evolutivo para que possamos compreender melhor a atual posição da cirurgia para tratamento e controle das epilepsias.

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história - epilepsia - cirurgia para epilepsia - lobo temporal - eletrodos profundos

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