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Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements Editor: H.-J. Steiger Advances in Functional and Reparative Neurosurgery Edited by J.W. Chang, Y. Katayama, and T. Yamamoto Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 99 SpringerWienNewYork Jin Woo Chang Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Yoichi Katayama Takamitsu Yamamoto Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specially those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machines or similar means, and storage in data banks. Product Liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for all the information contained in this book. This also refers to that on drug dosage and application thereof. In each individual case the respective user must check the accuracy of the information given by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. # 2006 Springer-Verlag=Wien Printed in Austria SpringerWienNewYork is a part of Springer Science þ Business Media springeronline.com Typesetting: Thomson Press, Chennai, India Printing and Binding: Druckerei Theiss GmbH, St. Stefan, Austria, www.theiss.at Printed on acid-free and chlorine-free bleached paper SPIN: 11740186 Library of Congress Control Number: 2006933994 With 50 partly coloured Figures ISSN 0065-1419 ISBN-10 3-21-35204-X SpringerWienNewYork ISBN-13 978-3-211-35204-5 SpringerWienNewYork Preface This supplement of Acta Neurochirurgica is the fourth in the series of proceedings covering the official biennial conferences of the Neurorehabilitation Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) in connection with the 1st congress of the International Society of Reconstructive Neurosurgery (ISRN) which was held in Seoul in September 1–3, 2005. This supplement deals with various forms of neuromodulation and neurorehabilitation therapies in the field of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. Recent advances in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery have opened up an important new area in which neurosurgeons can collaborate with basic neuroscientists, engineers, and other specialists from diverse fields such as rehabilitation, ENT, eye, orthopaedic surgery etc. I have no doubt that the authors assembled to address these topics have presented a balanced and up-to date analysis of the knowledge and approaches in this new era. Furthermore, I am confident that this supplement has been conceived to provide timely and pertinent reviews of clinically and neuroscientifically relevant topics for the practicing neurosurgeons in this field. I would also like to express my sincere and cordial thanks to Professor Katayama and Professor Yamamoto for their heartfelt cooperation and guidance in the accomplishment of this supplement and for the successful meeting. I would also like to thank all the authors for submitting their original papers for inclusion into this 4th supplement. Finally, I wish to say a special word of thanks to Professor Steiger, the editor of Acta Neurochirurgica, for his support and aid in achieving this supplement. Jin Woo Chang Congress President 4th Scientific Meeting of the WFNS Neurorehabilitation Committees 1st Congress of ISRN Contents Neurorehabilitation von Wild, K. R. H.: Early rehabilitation of higher cortical brain functioning in neurosurgery, humanizing the restoration of human skills after acute brain lesions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Involuntary movement disorders Broggi, G