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History of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery in Canada

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Functional neurosurgery in its broadest sense includes the surgical treatment of pain, movement disorders, epilepsy and psychiatric conditions. Canada has played a rich and pivotal role in the development of these areas. Wilder Penfield, Herbert Jasper, Ted Rasmussen, Claude Bertrand and Ron Tasker – to mention a few – are names that are familiar to most neurosurgeons who are involved in the practice of functional neurosurgery. This chapter will review some highlights in the development of functional neurosurgery in Canada with an emphasis on stereotactic surgery and epilepsy surgery.

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  1. A. G. Parrent
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Canadian Research Chair in Neuroscience (Tier 1), 399 Bathurst St. WW 4-447, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Andres M. Lozano (Professor of Surgery and RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute President, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery) (Professor of Surgery and RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute President, World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery)

  2. Houston Stereotactic Concepts, Inc., 2260 West Holcombe Boulevard Suite 309, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA

    Philip L. Gildenberg

  3. University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St. WW 4-447, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Ronald R. Tasker

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Parrent, A.G. (2009). History of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery in Canada. In: Lozano, A.M., Gildenberg, P.L., Tasker, R.R. (eds) Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69960-6_10

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