This book is the first comprehensive work summarizing the advances that have been made in the neurosurgical use of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) over the past ten years. Having increasingly gained acceptance as a presurgical mapping modality in neurosurgery, today it is widely used for preoperative mapping of cortical motor and language function, risk stratification and improving the accuracy of subcortical fiber bundle visualization.
This unique work will provide neurosurgeons and neuroscientists who are starting their nTMS program essential and detailed information on the technique and protocols, as well as the current clinical evidence on and limitations of the various applications of nTMS. At the same time, more experienced nTMS users looking for deeper insights into nTMS mapping and treatment in neurosurgery will find clearly structured, accessible information. The book was prepared by an international mix of authors, each of which was chosen for their status as a respected expert on the respective subtopic, as evinced by their landmark publications on nTMS.
Table of Contents- Basic principles of nTMS
- nTMS, MEG, and fMRI: Comparing and Contrasting Three Functional Mapping Techniques
- Integration of Functional Data in the Clinical Workflow
- Safety Considerations of the Use of TMS
- nTMS Motor Mapping: Basic Principles and Clinical Use
- nTMS-Based DTI Fiber Tracking of Motor Pathways
- Risk Stratification by nTMS via Corticospinal Excitability in Motor Cortex-Related Surgery
- nTMS Language Mapping: Basic Principles and Clinical Use
- The Use of nrTMS Data for Tractography of Language Networks
- Risk Stratification by nrTMS Language Mapping
- Mapping of Further Brain Functions
- nTMS in Pediatrics: Special Issues and Solutions
- Navigated rTMS for the Treatment of Pain
- Treatment of Paresis
- The Potential of nTMS/EEG: Measuring Consciousness
- Brain Plasticity in Neurosurgery
- Outlook on the Potential of nTMS in Neurosurgery
