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edited by R. Spreafico, F. Andermann, and G. Avanzini, 324 pp, with illus, £39, ISBN 0-86196-579-5, Eastleigh, England, John Libbey & Co Ltd, 1999.

Arch Neurol. 2000;57:1529-1530.

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Abnormal Cortical Development and Epilepsy: From Basic to Clinical Science is the seventh volume in the "Mariani Foundation Pediatric Neurology Series." The volume was the result of a meeting (within the framework of the Mariani Foundation Colloquia in Childhood Epilepsy) held in Venice, Italy, October 2 to 4, 1997, and was designed to address the topic of epileptogenic cortical developmental abnormalities in a multidisciplinary fashion. The meeting gathered a cast of international authoritative basic and clinical neuroscientists. The book is composed of 24 chapters that are divided into 6 sections. The first section, consisting of only 1 chapter by Federick Andermann, provides a historical perspective on cortical dysplasia and epilepsy and emphasizes the central theme that the electrographic abnormality originates in the dysplastic tissue itself. Furthermore, for a good surgical result, cortical resections must include not only the visible lesion but also the entire epileptogenic zone. The second section deals . . . [Full Text of this Article]