History of Dystonic Conditions One of the earliest descriptions of dystonia was recorded by Gowers in 1888. Destarac in 1901 used the term “torticollis spasmodique” to describe the twisting neck movements observed in a 17-year-old girl. Dystonic conditions were identified…
Introduction Extratemporal lobe epilepsy (ETLE) comprises debilitating conditions of heterogeneous symptomatology and pathology, both challenging to diagnose and to treat yet amenable to several surgical interventions. ETLE is defined as localization-related epilepsy with the electrophysiological epileptogenic zone outside the temporal…
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a noninvasive technique that makes it possible to assess the integrity and location of subcortical white matter tracts in vivo. Its importance is underscored by the developing understanding that neurologic outcomes are more dependent on the…