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- Insular Epilepsies
- Insular Epilepsies
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 A Brief History of Insular Cortex Epilepsy
- Section 1 The Human Insula from an Epileptological Standpoint
- Chapter 2 Anatomy of the Insula
- Chapter 3 Vascularization of the Insula: Key Points for Safe Epilepsy Surgery
- Chapter 4 Structural Connectivity of the Insula
- Chapter 5 Functional Connectivity of the Insula
- Chapter 6 Interoceptive Integration in the Primate Insular Cortex
- Section 2 The Spectrum of Epilepsies Involving the Insula
- Section 3 Noninvasive Investigation of Insular Epilepsy
- Section 4 Invasive Investigation of Insular Epilepsy
- Section 5 Surgical Management of Insular Epilepsy
- Index
- References
Chapter 2 - Anatomy of the Insula
from Section 1 - The Human Insula from an Epileptological Standpoint
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 June 2022
- Insular Epilepsies
- Insular Epilepsies
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 A Brief History of Insular Cortex Epilepsy
- Section 1 The Human Insula from an Epileptological Standpoint
- Chapter 2 Anatomy of the Insula
- Chapter 3 Vascularization of the Insula: Key Points for Safe Epilepsy Surgery
- Chapter 4 Structural Connectivity of the Insula
- Chapter 5 Functional Connectivity of the Insula
- Chapter 6 Interoceptive Integration in the Primate Insular Cortex
- Section 2 The Spectrum of Epilepsies Involving the Insula
- Section 3 Noninvasive Investigation of Insular Epilepsy
- Section 4 Invasive Investigation of Insular Epilepsy
- Section 5 Surgical Management of Insular Epilepsy
- Index
- References
Summary
In this chapter, the insula’s microanatomy, consisting of five main gyri – three anterior short and two posterior long gyri – is described and nomenclature differences from the nineteenth to twenty-first century tabulated to ease communication. The insula’s relationship to neighboring structures is highlighted, as these relationships are important for the exploration of the insula with depth electrodes as part of the presurgical investigation. Quantitative data on the insula’s features (i.e., volumes and extents) are summarized. The chapter finishes with a brief overview of the scarce data on neurotransmitter systems in the insula and the relevance of insular anatomy for the interpretation of functional imaging results with PET.
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- Insular Epilepsies , pp. 11 - 25Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022