Case challenge · Surgical approach decision / Neurosurgery / Functional · teaching

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) · Indications and Targets · case challenge

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Case #1Surgical approach decision / Neurosurgery / Functional

📋 Case data

Disease / symptom to treatDrug-refractory focal epilepsy (not suitable for resective surgery)

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Step 1 / 1 · Disease / symptom to treat

Disease or dominant symptom to treat?

💡 DBS is neuromodulation, not ablation, programmable/reversible; strict preoperative selection (response prediction, cognitive and psychiatric assessment, imaging targeting).

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