Pediatrics & Therapeutics
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Eduardo M Castillo

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• Review Article
  Passive Testing of Cognitive Function in Epileptic Children Unwilling or Unable to Cooperate: Comprehensive Summary of Non-Invasive Neurophysiological Approaches
  
  Author(s): Milena Korostenskaja *,Ki H Lee ,James Baumgartner ,Eduardo M Castillo Milena Korostenskaja *,Ki H Lee ,James Baumgartner ,Eduardo M Castillo
  
  Epilepsy surgery is a potentially curative option for children with intractable epilepsy. In order to avoid postsurgical deficits in language and cognitive functioning, the mapping of these brain functions must be performed. Neurophysiological techniques, such as Electroencephalography (EEG) and Magnetoencephalography (MEG) are non-invasive procedures that can be used to attain this goal. However, they often fail when used to perform functional mapping in uncooperative patients who are unwilling, or unable to communicate or follow the commands. Therefore, there is a need for cognitive function mapping procedures that can be performed without active patient’s participation. The aim of this paper is to integrate and organize currently existing body of knowledge regarding passive testing of information processing and cognitive functioning in pediatric e.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0665.1000185

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