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Book SynopsisOver a half million people each year suffer brain-damaging injuries and diseases -- but the outlook for their eventual recovery is far more hopeful than it was just a short while ago. 'Brain Repair offers an up-to-the-minute introduction to the advances being made in the research, technology, and treatment of brain damage.Trade Review"Fascinating and helful in better understanding the brain."--The New England Journal of Medicine "Justifiable optimism is the theme of this carefully thought-out, clearly written book."--Booklist "...these 3 prominent neuroscientists have marshalled a vast accumulation of knowledge....This book should be on the 'must-have' list of anyone interested in biological psychiatry....as a summation of major research work in the last 50 years, this book is a bargain....buy it."--Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience "The authors have done a marvelous job of summarizing the vast amount of literature related to this subject and describing it in accessible language. Many interested laypersons will find the content both fascinating and helpful in better understanding the brain."--The New England Journal of Medicine "A unique account of recent research on the variables that influence regeneration and recovery of function in the nervous system after brain damage."--Choice "Justifiable optimism is the theme of this carefully thought-out, clearly written book. Stein and his colleagues survey the growth of knowledge about the brain, its injuries and diseases; examine current approaches to the repair of those traumas and the rehabilitation and retraining of their sufferers; and discuss procedures of examination and diagnosis....Professional and lay readers alike should ponder this pioneering book."--BooklistTable of Contents1. How the brain functions: A brief chronology of a long history ; 2. Looking into the living brain ; 3. Neuronal and synaptic plasticity: Neurons at work ; 4. Regeneration, repair and reorganization ; 5. Factors in the brain that enhance growth and repair ; 6. Age, time, and plasticity ; 7. Brain transplants as therapy for brain injuries ; 8. The pharmacology of brain injury repair ; 9. Environment, brain function and brain repair ; 10. Where do we go from here?

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Book SynopsisRapid Neurology and Neurosurgery is a must for all medical students and junior doctors - it is a quick and easy on-the-ward or clinic reference and the perfect revision tool for those approaching finals, undergraduate neurology and neurosurgery examinations, and the Membership of Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) examinations.Trade Review“Rapid Neurology and Neurosurgery contains only the essential, core, and relevant facts in a concise, pocket-sized, 'rapid' refresher providing a thorough foundation of neurology and neurosurgery knowledge allowing you to excel in the examinations.” (Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and Video Collection, 7 September 2014) “It provides a concise, structured approach to neurology and neurosurgery learning, covering key facts in a simple and memorable way.” (Buchtipps, 1 September 2012)Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations vii Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii Part I The basics 1 About this book and how to use it 3 2 Basic neuroanatomy 4 3 Neurological history examination signs and localisation 7 4 Neurological investigations 21 Part II Complaints: Face-to-face with the patient 5 Headache 31 6 Blackouts 34 7 Visual disturbances 36 8 Dizziness and vertigo 39 9 Weak legs 41 10 Numbness and sensory disturbance 44 11 Gait assessment and disturbance 46 Part III Conditions: Applying the basics 12 Headache 51 13 Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) 55 14 Stroke I: Thromboembolic stroke and syndromes 59 15 Stroke II: Intracerebral haemorrhage 65 16 Stroke III: Subarachnoid haemorrhage 68 17 Epilepsy 75 18 Multiple sclerosis 80 19 Parkinson’s disease and other related syndromes 84 20 Other movement disorders 88 21 Central nervous system infections: Meningitis 91 22 Central nervous system infections: Cerebral abscess 94 23 Radiculopathy and disc herniation 97 24 Peripheral neuropathies’ syndromes 100 25 Common peripheral nerve lesions: Mononeuropathies 104 26 Motor neurone disease (MND) 108 27 Myasthenia gravis and Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome 111 28 Diseases of the muscle 114 29 Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia syndromes 118 30 Raised intracranial pressure and herniation syndromes 122 31 Coma and brainstem death 127 32 Head injury: General approach and management 130 33 Head injury: Subdural haematoma skull fractures and contusions 135 34 Head injury: Extradural haematoma 141 35 Spinal injuries and spinal cord syndromes 144 36 CNS neoplasia 151 37 Hydrocephalus 155 Appendices Appendix 1 Management of status epilepticus (SE) 163 Appendix 2 Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 164 Appendix 3 Primary neuroepithelial tumours of the central nervous system 166 Appendix 4 Other tumours affecting the central nervous system 173 Index 181

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Book SynopsisNeuroprognostication in patients with primary neurological diagnoses is increasingly complex, as the focus of the field moves from survivorship to improving quality of life. With guidance on choosing the right management strategy for a range of diseases and exploring new frontiers such as machine learning, this is a key resource.

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Trade ReviewFrom the book reviews: "This book covers the major aspects of epilepsy care from a neuropsychological perspective. ... This book is intended to provide much more specific guidance on special procedures and consideration in working with patients with epilepsy. The book is clearly meant for neuropsychologists, but it also aims to be appropriate for other medical professionals to help better understand neuropsychological procedures and better integrate them into epilepsy care." (Christopher J. Graver, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2015)Table of ContentsSection I: Introduction.- Historical Introduction on Epilepsy and Neuropsychology.- Neuropsychological Testing of Patients with Epilepsy.- Section II: Evaluation of the Surgical Candidate.- Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Presurgical Candidate.- The Wada Test.- Extraoperative and Intraoperative Brain Mapping.- Structural Imaging and Quantitative MRI.- Functional Imaging Techniques: fMRI and MEG.- Postoperative Neuropsychological Testing.- Section III. Special Topics.- Children.- Adolescents and Young Adults.- Elderly Patients.- Adults in the Work Force.- Developmentally Disabled Adults.- Psychotherapeutic Approaches.- Cognitive Remediation.- Section IV. Summary and Conclusion.- Future Trends

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Book SynopsisThe overall incidence of meningiomas, particularly in the developed countries, is rising due to a growing size of the aging population, with people living longer and enjoying healthier lives than ever before. Additionally, an increased utilization of imaging studies such as computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) for routine evaluation of closed head injuries, paranasal sinus problems and various non-specific neurological symptoms, ranging from headaches to dizziness, has contributed to enhanced detection of incidental meningiomas. The book contains the most up-to-date information in all matters related to meningiomas, and is written by multiple contributors - internationally recognized experts in their respective fields from Asia, USA and Europe. This is an essential reference guide to neurosurgeons and neurologists (in training and in practice), as well as medical libraries, throughout the world. Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "The purpose of this book is to teach young neurosurgeons how to recognize, investigate, and operate upon meningiomas in diverse locations. Neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuro-interventionalists, and radiologists are the main audience for this book. … This is an excellent book for neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, oncologists, neuro-oncologists, radiologists, and neurologists." (Celso Agner, Doody’s Review Services, January, 2009)Table of ContentsI GENERAL INFORMATION: Historical Perspective.- Epidemiology.- Meninges: Embryology.- Pathology.- Natural history, growth rates, recurrence.- II DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS: Diagnostic radiology I: CT, MRI, Angio.- Diagnostic radiology II: Nuclear med, MRS, PET.- Lesions mimicking meningiomas.- Interventional radiology: Angio, embolization.- Neuro-ophthalmological evaluations.- III BASIC SCIENCE: Meningioma tumorigenesis: Review of basic science.- Meningothelial meningiomas.- Meningiomas of the central neuraxis.- Future treatment modalities I: Targeting the NF-2 & Ras Pathways.- Future treatment modalities II: Gene Therapy in meningiomas.- IV MANAGEMENT: Management options and principles.- Surgery: General principles.- Surgical adjuncts I: Endoscopy in meningioma surgery.- Surgical adjuncts: Image guided/CAS.- Seizures associated with meningiomas.- V ADJUNCT TREATMENT MODALITIES: Recent advances in therapeutic radiation.- Conventional RT for meningiomas.- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.- Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery.- Brachytheraphy.- Medical therapy.- VI SURGICAL OUTCOME IN MENINGIOMA SURGERY: The factors influencing outcome in meningioma surgery.- The influence of co-morbidity and age in meningioma surgery outcome.- The influence of the tumor location, size and preoperative neurological symptoms in meningioma surgery outcome.- VII PATIENT SELECTION FOR SURGERY: THE ‘CLASS’ ALGORITHM: ‘CLASS’ algorithmic scale for surgical decision making: Rationale and design.- Validity of the ‘CLASS’ algorithmic scale: A retrospective study.- Utility of the ‘CLASS’ algorithmic scale: A prospective study.- VIII MENINGIOMAS BY LOCATION: PRESENTATION, SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS, SURGICAL TECHNIQUE, OUTCOME: Convexity.- Parasagittal.- Falcine.- Olfactory groove/Planum spenoidale.- Tuberculum sella.- Clinoidal.- OpticSheath: Aggressive.- Optic Sheath: Conservative.- Lateral and middle sphenoid wing.- Orbitosphenoid.- Cavernous sinus: Aggressive.- Cavernous sinus: Conservative.- Temporal bone.- Petroclival: Aggressive.- Petroclival: Conservative.- Petrous.- Clival/Foramen Magnum.- Cerebellar convexity.- Tentorial.- Torcular/transverse & sigmoid sinus.- Pineal.- Ventricular.- Jugular foramen.- Paranasal sinuses.- Pediatric.- NF2/multiple.- Spinal.- IX MISCELLANEOUS: Meningioma surgery: Personal philosophy.- Functional improvement in meningioma surgery.- The rationale for surgery in young patients with small meningiomas.- Dural reconstruction.- Cranial reconstruction.

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Book SynopsisIn this book on the optimal treatment of the injured spinal cord we present the reasons why we consider it necessary to handle trauma­ tized medullary tissue in accordance with the classical biological principles of wound healing in general, namely by long-term, ten­ sion-free immobilization of the spinal cord. Today, such immobili­ zation for this purpose can only be achieved by surgical secure­ ment of slight dorsiflexion of the cervical spine. Traumatically compressed medullary tissue is invariably attenu­ ated and weakened. On application of skull traction, the weakened section of the compressed cervical cord is the part that is most overstretched. This inevitably results in increased neurological def­ icit. On scrutiny of the clinical records of 100 tetraplegic patients treated by skull traction at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, England, from 1971 to 1982, we found that therapeutic skull traction had been followed by an immediate increase in neurological deficit in 12% of the patients - a relatively high figure for the type of case in which beneficial effects oftraction were habitually anticipated. Moreover, in studies on cadavers, artificial defects in fresh human cervical cord in situ showed typical deformation following application of traction, confirming the basic deleterious effects of therapeutic skull traction on the injured cervical cord.Table of ContentsI Aggravation by Therapeutic Skull Traction of Cervical Cord Injury.- 1 Compressive Cervical Cord Injury and Therapeutic Skull Traction.- 2 Mechanics and Biomechanics of Pons-Spinal Cord Section of Central Nervous System.- 3 Deleterious Effects of Therapeutic Skull Traction: A Retrospective Study.- 4 Cord Incision Model for Visualization of Adverse Effects of Skull Traction and Ventroflexion of Cervical Spine.- 5 Future Treatment of Cervical Spine Injuries.- 6 Summary of Part I.- II A New Approach to Improved Rehabilitation.- 7 Surgical Procedure for Cervicolordodesis.- 8 Therapeutic Breadth of Surgically Secured Spinal Cord Relaxation.- 9 Summary of Part II.- 10 References.

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Book SynopsisBoth a theoretic text book and a descriptive atlas, this standard reference in the field presents the individual steps of each surgical procedure. It represents the current perspective in the management of the child`s nervous system and discusses at great length the individual pathological entities which may be treated surgically. Numerous illustrations highlight both the operative technique and theoretic principles sections of the book, whereas the neuroimages are used in the theoretic principle section - accentuating the correlation of imaging with surgical planning and decision making. Recent world literature has been systematically reviewed, analysing critically different perspectives.Table of ContentsList of Contents.- 1 Positioning.- General Discussion.- Age.- Premature Newborn.- Term Newborn and Infant.- Toddler.- Specific Positions.- Supine Position.- Prone Position.- Lounging (Sitting) Position.- Positioning of the Child Vis-à-vis the Surgeon’s Line of Sight.- Positions of Surgeon, Assistants, and Nurse Around the Patient.- Accommodating Anesthesia.- General Positions.- Supine Position.- Anterior Fossa and Parasellar Area: Frontal Craniotomies.- Unilateral Frontopterional Craniotomy.- Bifrontopterional Craniotomy.- Craniofacial Procedures.- Parasagittal and Parietal Areas.- Parietal Craniotomies.- Unilateral Parietal Craniotomy.- Biparietal Craniotomy.- Convexity and Middle Fossa.- Temporal Craniotomy.- Craniocervical and Thoracoabdominal Positioning for Ventriculojugular or Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts.- Prone Position.- Occipital Craniotomy.- Suboccipital (Posterior Fossa) Craniotomy.- Laminotomy.- Cervical Laminotomy.- Thoracic Laminotomy.- Lumbar Laminotomy.- Lounging Position.- References.- 2 Incisions: Scalp, Muscle, Tissue, and Tumor Hemostasis.- Specific Incisions for Surgical Approaches.- Bifrontal Incision.- Frontal Incision.- Frontoparietal Skin Incision for Frontoparietal Bur Holes.- Frontoparietal Incision for Posterofrontal or Anteroparietal Lesions.- Parietal Incision.- Parasagittal Incision.- Temporal Incision.- Occipital Incision.- Suboccipital Incision.- Combined Supra-and Infratentorial Incision.- Hemispherical Incision.- Laminotomy.- Techniques for Scalp Hemostasis in Various Ages: Newborn, Infant, Toddler.- Skin.- Galea.- Loose Connective Tissue and Periosteum.- Temporalis Muscle.- Erector Capiti Muscle.- Periosteum-Suture Lines.- Techniques for Stopping Bleeding.- Use of Cotton Fluffies.- Use of Gelfoam, Surgicel, and Avitene.- Specific Types of Bleeding.- Bone Bleeding.- Bone Surface Bleeding.- Diploic Bleeding.- Dural Bleeding.- Arterial Dural Bleeding.- Dural Sinus Bleeding.- Cortical Bleeding.- Cortical Arterial Bleeding.- Sulcal or Cisternal Arteries.- Larger Cisternal Arteries.- Large Sulcal Arteries.- Venous Bleeding.- Cortical Veins.- Sulcal Veins.- Cisternal Veins.- Cortical Bridging Veins.- Choroid Plexus.- Tissue Bleeding.- Galeal Bleeding.- Parenchymal Bleeding.- Tumor Bleeding.- Closure.- Cranial Closure.- Fascia and Muscle Closure.- Temporalis Muscle.- Erector Capitis Muscles.- Skin Closure.- Laminotomy.- Muscles and Fascia Closure.- Muscle Bleeding.- Skin Closure.- 3 Bur Holes and Flaps.- Bur Holes: Frontoparietal (So-Called “Diagnostic”).- Flaps.- Bifrontal Flap.- Frontal Flap.- Approaches to the Orbit.- Transethmoidal Approach.- Superior Lateral Approach.- Lateral Orbitotomy (Kronlein Approach).- Extended Lateral Orbitotomy of Jones.- Supraorbital Approach of Jane.- Transfrontal Approach to Orbit(s) or Cribriform Plate.- Parietal Flap.- Parietotemporal Flap.- Biparietal Craniotomy.- Temporal Flaps.- Anterior Temporal Flaps.- Posterior Temporal Flaps.- Mid-temporal Flap.- Occipital Flaps.- Medial Occipital Flap.- Lateral Occipital Flap.- Suboccipital Flaps.- Midline Suboccipital Craniotomy.- Suboccipital Craniotomy Versus Craniectomy.- Lateral Suboccipital Craniotomy.- Midline Suboccipital Craniotomies.- Inferior Suboccipital Craniotomy.- Superior Suboccipital Craniotomy.- Lateral Suboccipital Craniotomy.- Supra-and Infratentorial Craniotomy.- Hemispherical Craniotomy.- Laminotomy.- Laminotomy Procedure.- Bone Closure.- Craniotomy Closure.- Laminar Closure.- Postoperative Treatment and Follow-up of Laminotomy.- References.- 4 Suturotomy for Various Flaps in the Newborn and Infant.- 5 Dural Flaps.- General Comments.- Dural Openings.- Frontal Dural Openings.- Medial Frontal Dural Opening.- Lateral Frontal Dural Opening.- Bifrontal Dural Opening.- Parietal Dural Opening.- Superior Parietal Dural Opening.- Parietotemporal Dural Opening.- Biparietal Dural Opening.- Temporal Dural Openings.- Anterior Temporal Dural Opening.- Middle Temporal Dural Opening.- Posterior Temporal Dural Opening.- Enlarged Temporal Dural Opening.- Occipital Dural Openings.- Medial Occipital Dural Opening.- Lateral Occipital Dural Opening.- Posterior Fossa: Suboccipital Dural Openings.- Medial (Midline) Suboccipital Dural Opening.- Inferior Cerebellar Triangle Dural Opening.- Superior Cerebellar Triangle Dural Opening.- Lateral Suboccipital Opening.- Hemispherical Dural Opening.- Spinal Dural Openings.- Closure.- Cranial Closure.- Dural Closure.- Use of the Periosteum and Fascia to Reconstruct the Dura.- Spinal Closure.- Arachnoid Closure.- Dural Closure.- References.- 6 Cerebral Retraction.- Cistern Openings.- Use of Gravity.- Parasellar Area.- Sylvian Fissure.- Ambient Cistern Lesions.- Pineal Lesions.- Use of Cotton Fluffies and Telfa.- Self-Retaining Retractors.- References.- 7 Cerebrotomy.- Gyral Cerebrotomy.- Sulcal Cerebrotomy.- Small Vessels at the Depth of the Sulcus or Gyrus.- Cerebrotomy Through White Matter.- 8 Cerebral Resection.- Biopsy.- Lobectomy.- Frontal Lobectomy.- Temporal Lobectomy.- Occipital Lobectomy.- Cerebellar Lobectomy.- Hemispherectomy.- 9 Epilepsy.- Results.- Definitions.- Epidemiology.- Classification of Epileptic Seizures.- Patient Selection.- Noninvasive Methodologies.- History and Physical.- EEG and Video- EEG.- Diagnosis by Imaging Studies.- Invasive Methodologies.- Wada Test.- Intracranial Recordings.- Semi-invasive Electrodes.- Invasive Electrodes.- Operative Procedures.- Resective Surgery.- Temporal Lobe Resection.- “En bloc” Anterior Temporal Lobectomy.- Anteromedial Temporal Lobectomy.- Amygdalohippocampectomy.- Technique.- Exposure.- Lateral Resection.- Medial Resection.- Brief Anatomical Survey of the Temporal Horn.- Surgical Procedure.- Complications.- Results.- Extratemporal Resection.- Hemispherectomy.- Disconnection Surgery.- Callosotomy.- Results.- Complications.- Alternative Surgery.- Multiple Subpial Transections.- Chronic Intermittent Vagal Stimulation.- Clinical Evaluation.- References.- 10 Tumors.- Surgical Approach and Removal.- Bone Tumors.- Dermoid and Epidermoid Tumors.- Eosinophilic Granuloma.- Aneurysmal Bone Cyst.- Fibrous Dysplasia and Juvenile Aggressive Fibromatosis.- Osteoma.- Dural-and Osteo-Sarcoma.- Orbital Tumors.- Periorbital Tumors: General Comments.- Intraorbital Tumors.- Surgical Considerations.- Intracranial Approach to Orbital Tumors.- Anterior Cone Tumors.- Nerve Sheath Tumors.- Optic Nerve Tumor.- Age and Brain Tumors.- Materials and Methods.- Hemispherical Tumors.- Solid Hemispherical Tumors.- Highly Vascular Hemispherical Tumors.- Avascular Hemispherical Tumors.- Cystic Hemispherical Tumors.- Capsule.- Cystic Fluid.- Nodules.- Ventricular Tumors.- Lateral Ventricle Tumors: General.- Lateral Ventricle Ependymal Tumors.- Glial Tumors.- Subependymal Gliomas.- Gliomas of the Septum Pellucidum.- Papillomas.- Asymmetrical Hydrocephalus.- Choroid Plexus Papilloma of the Glomus.- Lateral Ventricle Choroid Plexus Papilloma.- Bilateral Lateral Ventricle Papilloma.- Midline Tumors.- Midline Ventricular Tumors.- Third Ventricle Tumors.- General Discussion.- General Comments Concerning Access to III Ventricle Tumors.- Anterior III Ventricle Tumors.- Superior III Ventricle Tumors.- Posterior III Ventricle Tumors.- Specific Comments Concerning Access to Tumors of the Anterior III Ventricle.- Lamina Terminalis Approach.- Tumors of the Roof of the III Ventricle.- Transcallosal Approach to Superior III Ventricle Tumors.- Septo-interthalamic Approach to Superior III Ventricle Tumors.- Posterior III Ventricle Tumors.- Clinical Criteria.- Intra(III)ventricular Pineal Region Tumors: Suboccipital, Supracerebellar Approach.- Superior to III Ventricle Pineal Tumors: Parasagittal Approach.- III Ventricle Pineal Tumors: Posterior and Inferior Occipital/Transtentorial Approach.- Hydrocephalus and Infratentorial Tumors.- Fourth Ventricular Tumors.- Medulloblastoma.- Operative Technique: Medulloblastoma.- Ependymoma.- Choroid Plexus Papilloma.- Brainstem Glioma.- Vermian Tumors.- Superior Triangle Tumors.- Inferior Triangle Tumors.- Surgical Consideration.- Posterolateral Approach.- Combined Supra/infratentorial Approach.- Foramen Magnum Tumors.- Dorsal Foramen Magnum Tumors.- Lateral Foramen Magnum Tumors.- Ventral Foramen Magnum Tumors.- Cerebellar Hemisphere Tumors.- Solid Cerebellar Hemisphere Tumors.- Cystic Cerebellar Hemisphere Tumors.- Parasellar Tumors.- General Anatomical Parameters.- Anatomy.- Patterns of Growth.- Craniopharyngioma.- Optic Pathway Gliomas.- Germinoma.- Clinical Characteristics of the Two Most Common Parasellar Tumors.- Parasellar Glioma.- Biopsy of Parasellar Glioma.- Hypothalamic Glioma.- Craniopharyngioma.- Surgical Considerations Regarding Craniopharyngioma Classification.- Classification of Craniopharyngioma.- Prechiasmatic Craniopharyngioma.- Intrasellar Craniopharyngioma.- Retrochiasmatic Craniopharyngioma.- “Les Formes Geantes”.- Atypical Craniopharyngioma.- General Comments on Craniopharyngioma Surgical Anatomy and Technique.- Surgical Management of Children with Craniopharyngioma.- Supplemental Surgical Management of Craniopharyngioma.- Surgical Approach to Craniopharyngioma:General Comments.- Surgical Technique: Specific Procedures.- Rhinoseptal Transphenoidal Approach.- Subfrontal Approach.- Unilateral Anterior Subtemporal Approach.- Direct Transventricular Approach.- Recurrences.- Craniopharyngioma in Children: Long-Term Effects of Conservative Surgical Procedures Combined with Radiation Therapy.- Different Treatment Modality Approaches with Long Follow-up.- Corpus Callosum and Septum Pellucidum Tumors.- Corpus Callosum: Surgical Anatomy.- Septum Pellucidum: Surgical Anatomy.- Spinal Tumors.- Extent of Resection.- Radiotherapy.- Neurological Status.- Metastatic Spinal Tumor.- Intradural-Extramedullary Tumors.- Arachnoidal Cyst.- Neurofibroma.- Intramedullary Tumors.- Cystic Intramedullary Astrocytoma.- Solid Astrocytoma.- Ependymoma.- Cauda Equina Ependymoma.- Arteriovenous Malformations of the Spinal Cord.- Dermoid and Epidermoid Tumors.- References.- 11 Vascular Disorders: Surgical Approaches and Operative Technique.- Saccular Aneurysms.- Internal Carotid Bifurcation Aneurysms.- Aneurysms of the Trifurcation of the Middle Cerebral Artery.- Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (PICA) Aneurysms.- Vascular Malformations.- Transcranial Venovenous Shunts.- Transcranial Arteriovenous Fistulae.- Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae.- Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis.- Parenchymal Arteriovenous Malformations.- Hemispherical Arteriovenous Malformations.- Venous Angiomas.- Cerebellar Hemisphere.- Arteriovenous Malformations.- Orbital Cavernoma.- Brainstem Arteriovenous Malformations.- Spontaneous Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage.- Intraventricular Arteriovenous Malformations.- Lateral Ventricle Malformation.- Third Ventricle Arteriovenous Malformations.- Arteriovenous Fistulae Involving Galenic System and/or Perimesencephalic Leptomeninges.- Heart Failure, Arteriovenous Shunting, Thrombophlebitis, and Hydrocephalus.- Endovascular Occlusion or Open Surgery.- Anatomic Classification and Surgical Anatomy.- Superior Category.- Inferior Category.- Posterior Category.- References.- 12 Infections.- Osteomyelitis.- Epidural Empyema.- Subdural Abscess and Subdural Empyema.- Acute Meningitis with Hydrocephalus.- Brain Abscess.- Bur Hole and Cannula Drainage.- Craniotomy and Resection of the Abscess.- Pyocephalus.- Ventriculitis.- Subdural Effusions.- Cerebritis and Cerebellitis.- Wound Infections.- Stitch Abscess.- Superficial Infection.- Deep Infection.- References.- 13 Trauma.- Injuries of the Scalp.- Fractures.- Linear Fractures.- Diastatic Fractures.- Basal Linear Fractures.- Depressed Fractures.- Compound Skull Fractures.- Cerebral Contusion and Edema.- Epidural Hematoma.- Convexity Epidural Hematoma.- Posterior Fossa Epidural Hematoma.- Subdural Hematoma.- Acute Subdural Hematoma.- Subacute Subdural Hematoma.- Chronic Subdural Hematoma.- Subdural Taps and Resection of Membranes.- Pathogenesis of Chronic Subdural Hematoma.- Operative Technique for Lowering the Superior Sagittal Sinus: Reduction Cranioplasty.- Bur Holes.- Subdural Peritoneal Shunt.- Cerebral Atrophy.- Membrane Resection.- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks.- Direct Approach.- Intradural Approach.- Extradural Approach.- Indirect Approach.- Meningocele Spuria.- Child Abuse.- Post -traumatic Cerebrovascular Injuries.- Age Categories for Post-traumatic Cerebrovascular Injuries.- Anatomy of Post-traumatic Cerebrovascular Injuries.- False Aneurysms.- Cranioplasty.- Vertebral Fracture Dislocation.- References.- 14 Congenital Anomalies.- Congenital Anomalies Involving the Craniocerebrum and Craniocervical Junction.- Synostotic Cranial Anomalies.- General.- Metopic (Including Frontonasal) Synostosis: Trigonocephaly.- Sagittal Synostosis: Scaphocephaly.- Synostotic Craniofacial Anomalies.- General.- Plagiocephaly (Improperly Called Coronal Synostosis).- Unilateral Plagiocephaly.- Frontosphenoidal Synostosis.- Zygomaticofrontal Synostosis.- Frontonasal, Nasal, and Frontoethmoidal Stenosis.- Bilateral Coronal Synostosis: Plagiocephaly.- Occipital (Synostosis) Plagiocephaly.- Hypertelorism.- Crouzon and Apert.- Kleeblattschadel (Cloverleaf) Trilobed Skull Deformity.- Arachnoidal Cysts.- Midline Arachnoidal Cysts.- Craniotomy.- Cystoperitoneal Shunting.- Chiari IV Malformation.- Lateral Arachnoidal Cysts.- Craniofacial Encephalomeningoceles.- Craniofacial Meningoencephaloceles: Basal Craniofacial Meningoencephaloceles.- Sphenoidal Meningoencephaloceles.- Ethmoidal Meningoencephaloceles.- Frontal Ethmoidal Meningoencephaloceles: Sincipital Encephaloceles.- Nasal Orbital Meningoencephalocele.- Nasal Ethmoidal Meningoencephalocele.- Nasal Frontal Meningoencephalocele.- Cranioschisis.- Cranial Meningoencephalocele.- Orbital Encephaloceles.- Interfrontal Meningoencephalocele.- Anterior Fontanelle Meningoencephalocele.- Interparietal Meningoencephalocele.- Posterior Fontanelle Meningoencephalocele.- Chiari III Malformation: Occipital or Cervical Meningoencephalocele.- Craniocerebral Disproportions: Chiari Malformations.- Chiari I Malformation.- Chiari II Malformation.- Separation of Craniopagus Twins.- Preparation of Skin Flaps.- First Attempt at Separation.- Final Separation.- Vertebrospinal Congenital Anomalies.- The Dysraphic State.- Amyelia.- Defects in Closure of the Spinal Cord and Posterior Vertebral Arch.- Myelocele.- Meningocele.- Meningomyelocele.- Cystic Meningomyelocele.- Meningomyelohydrocele.- Diastematomyelia.- Dysraphic Hamartomas.- Lipomatous Hamartomas.- Lipomas.- Surgical Technique for Lipoma.- Leptomyelolipoma.- Dural Fibrolipoma.- Lipomeningocele.- Dermoid Hamartoma.- Endodermal Hamartoma.- Nondysraphic Spinal Cord Anomalies and Congenital Tumors.- Hydromyelia and Hydrosyringomyelia.- Syringomyelia.- The Tethered Cord.- References.- 15 Hydrocephalus.- Definition and Classification.- Surgical Treatment and Prognosis.- Genesis of Parenchymal Destruction.- Diagnosis.- Treatment.- Intellectual Development and Quality of Survival.- Surgical Management.- Techniques for Cannulation of the Ventricles.- Occipital Horn Cannulation.- Frontal Horn Cannulation.- Fourth Ventricle Cannulation.- Shunts.- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt.- The Delta Valve.- Surgical Procedure.- Ventricular Catheter Placement.- Peritoneal Catheter Placement.- Ventriculoatrial Shunt.- Ventriculopleural Shunt.- Ventriculogallbladder Shunt.- Yarzagaray Technique for Ventriculogallbladder Shunting.- Ventriculoamniotic Shunt: JT Brown Technique.- Lumbar Peritoneal Shunt.- Open Technique for Lumbar Peritoneal Shunt.- Closed Technique for Lumbar Peritoneal Shunt.- Shunt Revisions.- Intracranial Shunting.- Ventriculoventricular Shunting.- Ventriculocisternostomies.- III Ventriculostomy.- Open Technique for III Ventriculostomy.- Closed Technique for III Ventriculostomy.- Ventriculoscopic III Ventriculostomy.- Torkildsen Procedure.- IV Ventriculocisternostomy.- Basic Structure of Shunt Systems.- Characteristics of the Flow Rate.- Opening Pressure and Closing Pressure.- References.

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Book SynopsisIn July 2008, European and Japanese specialists in neurosurgery, neurology, interventional neuroradiology and neurointensive care joined together to discuss the latest developments in the management of cerebrovascular disorders at the 4th European Japanese Joint Conference on Stroke Surgery, held in Helsinki, Finland. This collection of papers from the meeting deal with aneurysm surgery and management of subarachnoid hemorrhage and stroke, arterial dissection, intracranial arteriovenous malformations and fistulas, and microneurosurgical bypass and revascularization techniques.Table of ContentsIntracranial aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage.- Romani R, Laakso A, Niemelä M, Lehecka M, Dashti R, Isarakul P, Celik Ö, Navratil O, Lehto H, Kivisaari R, Hernesniemi J: Microsurgical principles for anterior circulation aneurysms Kaku Y, Yamashita K, Kokuzawa J, Hatsuda N, Andoh T: Treatment of ruptured cerebral aneurysms – clip and coil, not clip versus coil – Lehecka M, Dashti R, Lehto H, Kivisaari R, Niemelä M, Hernesniemi J: Distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms Sano H: Treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms of anterior circulation using multiple clips.- Cerebral arterial dissection.- Tsukahara T, Minematsu K, SCADS-Japan collaborators: Overview of spontaneous cervicocephalic arterial dissection in Japan Manabe H, Yonezawa K, Kato T, Toyama K, Haraguchi K, Ito T: Incidence of intracranial arterial dissection in non-emergent outpatients complaining of headache Nakajima S, Tsukahara T, Minematsu K: A study of vertebrobasilar artery dissection with subarachnoid hemorrhage Takemoto K, Abe H, Uda K, Inoue T: Surgical management of intracranial VA dissecting aneurysm Baumgartner RW: Management of spontaneous dissection of the cervical carotid artery.- Arteriovenous malformations and fistulas.- Laakso A, Dashti R, Juvela S, Niemelä M, Hernesniemi J: Natural history of arteriovenous malformations: Presentation, risk of hemorrhage and mortality. A review Hernesniemi J, Romani R, Lehecka M, Isarakul P, Dashti R, Celik Ö, Navratil O, Niemelä M, Laakso A: Present state of microneurosurgery of cerebral arteriovenous malformations.- Celik Ö, Piippo A, Romani R, Navratil O, Laakso A, Lehecka M, Dashti R, Niemelä M, Rinne J, Jääskeläinen JE, Hernesniemi J: Management of dural arteriovenous fistulas – Helsinki and Kuopio experience.- Stapf C: The rationale behind 'A Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial of Unruptured Brain AVMs' (ARUBA).- Cerebral revascularization and bypass surgery.- Yonekawa Y: Posterior circulation EC-IC bypass viasupracerebellar transtentorial SCTT approach applied in a young patient with congenital multiple occlusive cerebrovascular anomalies – Case report and technical note – Ishii K, Morishige M, Anan M, Sugita K, Abe E, Kubo T, Fujiki M, Kobayashi H: Superficial temporal artery-to middle cerebral artery anastomosis with encephalo-duro-myo-synangiosis as a modified operative procedure for moyamoya disease.- Ogata H, Tsukahara T, Hatano T, Nakakuki T, Murakami M, Aoyama T, Miyakoshi A: Long-term results of carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting.- Stroke surgery and management.- Dashti R, Laakso A, Niemelä M, Porras M, Celik Ö, Navratil O, Romani R, Hernesniemi J: Application of microscope integrated indocyanine green video-angiography during microneurosurgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms Randell T: Principles of neuroanesthesia in stroke surgery.- Satoh A, Sugiyama T, Ooigawa H, Nakajima H, Ogura T, Neki H, Morikawa E: Prevention of symptomatic vasospasm by continuous cisternal irrigation with mock-CSF containing ascorbic acid and Mg++.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"it represents the state-of-the-art in neuro critical care, and should be available for consultation in every neurosurgical intensive care unit." "highly recommended primarily for neurosurgeons, Neuroanesthetists and medical and surgical intensivists" "of value for learning preoperative and perioperative management of a large number of neurosurgical conditions." "This is a premier reference for perioperative care of a complex patient group. Production quality is outstanding. The use of color illustrations to highlight important aspects and radiographs is excellent. This book should be seriously considered for the library of anyone managing neurosurgical patients. The online material is easy to navigate and complements the print book well." -David J. Dries, MD (University of Minnesota Medical School) Doody's Review Score: 96- 4 Stars!Table of ContentsSECTION 1: Neuroanesthesia and Perioperative Care 1 Effects of Anesthetics, Operative Pharmacotherapy, and Recovery from Anesthesia 2 Patient Positioning for Neurosurgical Procedures 3 Anesthetic Considerations for Craniotomy 4 Perioperative Anesthetic and ICU Considerations for Spinal Surgery 5 Anesthetic Considerations for Endovascular Neurosurgery 6 Intraoperative Neuromonitoring for Specific Neurosurgical Procedures 7 Intraoperative Catastrophes SECTION 2: Craniotomy VASCULAR NEUROSURGERY 8 Carotid Endarterectomy 9 Aneurysm Surgery 10 Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations and Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas 11 Cavernous Malformations 12 Bypass Surgeries for Moyamoya Disease 13 Evacuation of Intracerebral Hemorrhages 14 Pituitary Surgery 15 Meningiomas 16 Gliomas 17 Tumors of the Lateral Ventricle and the Pineal Region 18 Skull-Base Tumors 19 Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors 20 Infratentorial and Cerebellar Tumors 21 Postoperative Management Following Craniotomy for Resection of Metastatic Lesions EPILEPSY SURGERY 22 Standard Temporal Lobectomy 23 Postoperative Care of the Epilepsy Patient with Invasive Monitoring FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY 24 Deep Brain Stimulation RADIOSURGERY 25 Stereotactic Radiosurgery TRAUMA NEUROSURGERY 26 Hemorrhagic Mass Lesions 27 Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury 28 Depressed Skull and Facial Fractures 29 Decompressive Craniectomy for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury SECTION 3: Spinal Surgery 30 Spine Trauma and Spinal Cord Injury 31 Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Complications 32 Posterior Approaches to the Spine 33 Transthoracic and Transabdominal Approaches to the Spine SECTION 4: Endovascular Neurosurgery 34 Carotid and Intracranial Stent Placement 35 Endovascular Management of Intracranial Aneurysms 36 Arteriovenous Malformation and Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization 37 Acute Stroke Management 38 Tumor Embolization 39 Spinal Vascular Lesions SECTION 5: Intracranial Monitors and Special Procedures 40 Shunt Placement and Management 41 Placement and Complications of Intracranial Monitors and Lumbar Drains 42 Management of Flaps 43 Combined and Specialty Surgery: Otolaryngology, Plastics 44 Management of Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries SECTION 6: Specific Intensive Care Unit Complications 45 Delayed Emergence after Neurosurgery 46 Management of Postoperative Hemorrhage 47 Management of Postoperative Intracranial Hypertension 48 Management of Postoperative Stroke 49 Management of Postoperative Seizures 50 Postoperative Neurosurgical Infections

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"does a great job in concisely overviewing the numerous pathologies seen and treated in our field."

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book achieves its goal of educating students and trainees about almost every topic in neurosurgery. It is comprehensive, yet to the point and brief enough to contain everything in one volume. This book provides a superb level of detail in its explanation of each topic, including a clear and efficient discussion of background and clinical relevance as well as scenarios." Morteza Sadeh, MD PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 93-4 Stars!Table of ContentsEllenbogen: Principles Neurological Surgery, 4th Section 1: General Overview 1. Landmarks in the History of Neurosurgery 2. Challenges in Global Neurosurgery 3. Pearls for Clinical Evaluation of the Nervous System 4. Principles of Modern Neuroimaging 5. Neuro Anesthesia and Monitoring for Cranial and Complex Spinal Surgery 6. Surgical Positioning, Navigation, Important Surgical Tools, Craniotomy and Closure of Cranial and Spinal Wounds Section 2: Pediatric Neurosurgery 7. Spinal Dysraphism and Tethered Spinal Cord 8. Hydrocephalus in Children 9. Diagnosis and Surgical Options for Craniosynostosis 10. The Chiari Malformations and Syringohydromyelia 11. Posterior Fossa and Brainstem Tumors in Children 12. Craniopharyngiomas 13. All Other Brain Tumors in Pediatrics 14. Pediatric Vascular Disease and Stroke Section 3: Vascular Neurosurgery 15. Medical and Surgical Treatment of Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease 16. Intracranial Aneurysms, Gen Principles of Management (Ruptured and Unruptured) 17. Surgery for Anterior Circulation Aneurysms 18. Surgery for Posterior Circulation Aneurysms 19. Complex Intracranial Aneurysms and Bypasses for Aneurysms 20. Vascular Malformations (Arteriovenous Malformations and Rual Arteriovenous Fistulas) 21. Cavernous Malformations of the Brain and Spinal Cord 22. Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage 23. Endovascular Treatment of Acute Stroke and Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease 24. Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms Section 4: Trauma 25. Surgical Management of Closed Head Injury 26. Critical Care Management of Neurosurgical Patients 27. Penetrating Brain Injury 28. Traumatic Skull and Facial Fractures Section 5: The Spine 29. Injuries to the Cervical Spine 30. Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures 31. Intradural Extramedullary and Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors 32. Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Tumors 33. Spinal Cord Injury 34. Craniovertebral Junction: A Reappraisal 35. Degenerative Spine Disease (Cervical) 36. Degenerative Spine Disease (ThoracoLumbar) 37. Pediatric and Adult Scoliosis Section 6: Tumors 38. High-Grade Gliomas 39. Low-Grade Gliomas 40. Metastatic Brain Tumors 41. Convexity, And Parasagittal vs. Skull Base Meningiomas 42. Tumors of the Pineal Region 43. Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors 44. Pituitary Tumors: Diagnosis and Management 45. Endoscopic Approaches to Ventricular Tumors and Colloid Cysts 46. Microsurgical Approaches to the Ventricular System 47. Base Tumors: Evaluation and Microsurgery 48. Endoscopic Approaches to Skull Base Lesions 49. Jugular Foramen Tumors: Paraganglioma and Schwannoma Section 7: Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy 50. Application of Current Radiation Delivery Systems and Radiobiology 51. Radiosurgery of Central Nervous System Tumors and Arteriovenous Malformations 52. Proton Beam Therapy and Particle Beam Radiotherapy for Cranial and Skull Base Tumors Section 8: Functional Pain 53. Trigeminal Neuralgia 54. Spasticity: Classification, Diagnosis and Management 55. Surgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy 56. Extratemporal Procedures and Hemispherectomy for Epilepsy 57. Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders 58. Stereotactic Functional Neurosurgery for Mental Health Disorders, Pain and Epilepsy Section 9: Miscellaneous 59. Surgical Management of Infections of the Central Nervous System, Cranium and of the Spine 60. Adult Congenital CSF Disorders 61. Management of Peripheral Nerve Injuries 62. Entrapment Neuropathies, Peripheral Nerve Tumors 63. Pre-Hospital CAre of TBI Patients

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection one: General neurosurgery 1. Historical perspective 2. Informed consent and medico legal aspects of neurosurgery 3. Wrong Side Craniotomy and Wrong Level Spine Surgery - 'res ipsa loquitur' 4. Medical complications in neurosurgery 5. Surgical complications in cranial and spine surgery (Position-related, pneumocephalus, pseudomeningocoele and CSF leak, wound complications) 6. Venous injury and cerebral edema in cranial surgery 7. Post-operative hematoma after neurosurgery Section two: Cranial complications Vascular surgery complications 8. Overview 9. Intra-operative rupture and parent artery injury during aneurysm surgery 10. Cerebral Vasospasm: complications and avoidance 11. Complications of AVM microsurgery; steal phenomenon and management of residual AVM 12. Complications of cerebral bypass surgery 13. Complications of surgery for cavernomas 14. Complication of Carotid endarterectomy Skull base surgery complications 15. Overview 16. Complications in anterior cranial fossa surgery 17. Complications in middle cranial fossa surgery 18. Complications in posterior cranial fossa surgery 19. Complications of Chiari Malformation surgery Primary brain lesion resection complications 20. Primary brain lesion resection complications: An Overview 21. Complications following glioma surgery 22. Complications of surgery for pituitary tumors 23. Thalamic and insular tumors: minimizing deficits 24. Complications of surgery for pineal region tumors 25. Complications associated with surgery for intracranial infectious lesions : (tuberculosis, hydatid, neurocysticercosis) 26. Malignant Brain Swelling After Resection of Superior Sagittal Sinus Meningioma 27. Facial nerve and Auditory nerve deficit in GKRS for vestibular schwannomas Pediatric neurosurgery complications 28. Complications of posterior fossa tumors: ependymoma/ medulloblastoma/ pilocytic astrocytoma 29. Craniopharyngioma: complications after microsurgery 30. Complications associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion 31. Complications After Myelomeningocele Repair: CSF Leak and Retethering Functional and radiosurgery, Surgery for trigeminal neuralgia; Complications 32. Complications of various treatment options for trigeminal neuralgia 33. Complications of DBS 34. Complications following epilepsy surgery 35. Complications after Stereotactic Radiosurgery Endoscopic surgery 36. Complications of endonasal endoscopy 37. Vascular injuries in transsphenoidal approach 38. Complications of ventricular endoscopy Endovascular surgery 39. Access-related complications: (groin hematoma, dissection and pseudoaneurysm, contrast-nephropathy, air embolism) 40. Procedure-related complications: Aneurysms-Intraprocedural rupture, thromboembolic events, coil migration or prolapse into parent artery, and recurrent aneurysm management 41. Procedure related complications: AVM embolization 42. Procedure related complications: Stroke 43. Procedure related complications: CCF and AVF Trauma 44. Complications after decompressive craniectomy and cranioplasty 45. Complications following surgery for chronic subdural hematoma Section three: Spinal and peripheral nerve surgery complications General and Degenerative spinal disease surgery complications 46. Overview of General and Degenerative Spine Surgery Complications 47. Adjacent level disc degeneration and pseudoarthrosis 48. Graft related complications (Autograft, BMP, synthetic) 49. Procedure related complications (Inadvertent dural tear, CSF leak) 50. Complications of surgery at craniocervical junction 51. Neurologic deterioration after spinal surgery (including cauda equine) 52. Vascular injury during approach to lumbar spine 53. Vascular complications in cervical spine surgery (anterior approach and posterior approach) 54. Instrumentation related complications 55. Post-op spinal deformities: kyphosis, non-union and loss of motion segment 56. Complications of MIS Spinal neoplastic and vascular lesion surgery complications 57. Complications in Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery 58. Complications of surgery for vertebral body tumors 59. Complications of surgery for spinal vascular malformations 60. Complications of surgery and radiosurgery in spinal metastasis Spinal Trauma and peripheral nerve surgery complications 61. Complication of spinal fractures 62. Post-traumatic syringomyelia 63. Complications of Surgery for Peripheral Nerve Injuries and Tumors

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is one of a kind and the first to include side-by-side comparisons of international neurosurgical management strategies." ©Doody's Review Service, 2022, Amanda Kwasnicki, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 5 Stars!Table of ContentsI. Introduction II. Supratentorial intrinsic neoplasm a. Low grade gliomas i. Right frontal pole low grade glioma ii. Right peri-Rolandic low grade glioma iii. Left peri-Rolandic high grade glioma iv. Left Broca's area low grade glioma v. Left Wernicke's area low grade glioma vi. Right insular low grade glioma vii. Left insular low grade glioma viii. Occipital lobe low grade glioma ix. Gliomatosis cererbi b. High grade gliomas i. Right frontal pole high grade glioma ii. Right peri-Rolandic high grade glioma iii. Left peri-Rolandic high grade glioma iv. Left Broca's area high grade glioma v. Left Wernicke's area high grade glioma vi. Right insular high grade glioma vii. Left insular high grade glioma viii. Occipital lobe high grade glioma ix. Left thalamic high grade glioma x. Left basal ganglia high grade glioma xi. Recurrent high grade glioma c. Metastatic tumors i. Peri-Rolandic metastasis ii. 2 metastases iii. 3 metastases iv. Basal ganglia metastasis v. Multiple metastases but one is symptomatic vi. Intraventricular metastasis vii. Sellar metastasis d. Other lesions i. Peri-Rolandic abscess ii. Temporal arachnoid cyst iii. Sphenoid encephalocele III. Infratentorial intrinsic neoplasm i. Cerebellar metastasis ii. Cerebellar hemangioblastoma iii. Middle cerebellar peduncle cavernoma iv. Vermian metastasis v. Medullary non exophytic glioma vi. Medullary exophytic glioma IV. Intraventricular lesions i. Colloid cyst ii. Intraventricular meningioma iii. Central neurocytoma iv. Craniopharyngioma with extension into the 3rd ventricule v. 4th ventricular ependymoma vi. Choroid plexus papilloma vii. Medulloblastoma V. Anterior fossa skull base lesions i. Olfactory groove meningioma ii. Esthesioneuroblastoma iii. Parasagittal meningioma iv. Parafalcine meningioma v. Pituitary adenoma vi. Skull base metastasis vii. Craniopharyngioma VI. Middle fossa skull base lesions i. Medial sphenoid wing meningioma ii. Lateral sphenoid wing meningioma iii. Cavernous sinus meningioma VII. Posterior fossa skull base lesions i. Vestibular schwannoma ii. CPA meningioma iii. Petro-clival meningioma VIII. Sinonasal malignancies i. Squamous cell carcinoma ii. Juvenile nasopharyngeal fibroma iii. Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1. Management Principles Chapter 2. Anaesthetic Management Chapter 3. Instrumentation and OR Set Up Chapter 4. Sagittal Synostosis Chapter 5. Metopic Synostosis Chapter 6. Coronal Synostosis Chapter 7. Lambdoid Synostosis Chapter 8. Bi-coronal Non-Syndromic Synostosis Chapter 9. Bi-coronal Syndromic Synostosis Chapter 10. Sagittal-Metopic Synostosis Chapter 11. Coronal-Metopic Synostosis Chapter 12. Sagittal-Lambdoid Synostosis Chapter 13. Bi-Lambdoid Synostosis Chapter 14. Cranial Orthosis Chapter 15. Cranial Anthropometry Chapter 16. Neuropsychologic Outcomes Chapter 17. Complication Avoidance and Management

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The case descriptions are concise, relevant, and well referenced. I regret that I did not have access to this resource when I was starting out in neurosurgery!" -AVIVA ABOSCH, MD, PHD "Illustrating key clinical principles with surgical efficiency, this book is the essential companion of the Neurosurgery resident." -LOLA B. CHAMBLESS, MD, FAANS "I predict this will be an indispensable reference for trainees in neurosurgery." -EDWARD CHANG, MD "The Neurosurgical Consult Book provides residents a library of the common consults with quick summaries of presentations, imaging findings, clinical signs, management plans, and learning points. This handbook will surely find its way into the pockets of neurosurgery residents." -MICHAEL T. LAWTON, MD "Whether you're in the midst of a busy day on-call or between cases, this book will provide succinct, highly relevant background and management pearls on neurosurgical conditions at all levels." -MICHAEL LIM, MD "This is an outstanding book that fills a critical niche and will be a 'must-have' in resident call rooms for years to come." -WILLIAM J. MACK, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS, FAHA "The mastery of clinical examination and a meticulous understanding of neurosurgical pathology is a continuous process, and it starts even before our residency and continues way after we finish our training. This book illustrates the importance of these consults for all of us and, most importantly, for the well-being of our patients." -ALFREDO QUIÑONES-HINOJOSA, MD, FAANS, FACS "While it is impossible to know and see everything throughout one's career, this book offers highly practical information on the differential diagnosis, work-up and investigation, and management of patients presenting with neurosurgical disorders of all types. An especially valuable resource for junior trainees, and one which I wish I had at my fingertips back then!" -JAMES T. RUTKA, MD, PHD "I anticipate that this book will help consolidate the neurosurgical libraries of many providers into a single reference used on a routine basis." -DANIEL M. SCIUBBA, MD, MBA "This book will serve as the voice of reason to prepare the next generation of neurosurgeons to think about all problems in a broad sense while maintaining their confidence as they care for our patients and their families." -NICHOLAS THEODORE, MD, FACS, FAANSTable of ContentsSection One- Trauma Consults. 1. Epidural Hematoma 2. Traumatic Subarachnoid 3. Acute Subdural Hematoma 4. Diffuse Axonal Injury 5. Gunshot Wound (spine and cranial) 6. Odontoid Fracture 7. Jefferson Fracture 8. Chance Fracture 9. Perched/Jumped facets 10. Burst fracture with retropulsion 11. Clay Shoveler Fracture Section Two- Tumor Consults 12. Meningioma 13. Low grade intra-axial tumors 14. High grade intra-axial tumors 15. Supratentorial Metastases 16. Infratentorial Metastases 17. Pituitary Tumors 18. Pituitary apoplexy 19. Intraventricular tumor 20. Pituitary tumor with hypernatremia 21. Tumor mimic: stroke 22. Tumor progression vs treatment effect Section Three - Vascular Diseases 23. Supratentorial intracranial hemorrhage 24. Infratentorial intracranial hemorrhage 25. Chronic subdural hematoma 26. Hemicraniectomy for stroke 27. Thrombectomy for stroke 28. Non-ruptured aneurysm 29. Ruptured aneurysm - subarachnoid hemorrhage 30. Perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage 31. Arteriovenous malformation after radiosurgery 32. Ruptured arteriovenous malformation 33. Dural arteriovenous fistula 34. Cavernous malformation 35. Carotid-cavernous fistulas 36. Internal carotid stenosis Section Four - Spine and Peripheral Nerve Consults 37. Non-operative degenerative spine disease 38. Cervical myelopathy 39. Neck pain - ACDF 40. Thoracic myelopathy 41. Lumbar degenerative disease 42. Cauda equina 43. Sagittal balance/adjacent segment disease 44. Central cord 45. Postoperative epidural hematoma 46. Spinal tumor - intradural 47. Spinal tumor - extradural 48. Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula 49. Spinal cord intrinsic tumor mimic: MS 50. Nerve section injury 51. Nerve crush injury Section Five - Pediatric consults 52. Perinatal intraventricular hemorrhage 53. Myelomeningocele/chiari 54. Shunt malfunction 55. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy 56. Pediatric brain tumors 57. Pediatric spinal tumor 58. Depressed skull fracture 59. Non-depressed skull fracture 60. Non-accidental trauma 61. SCIWORA Section Six - Hydrocephalus 62. Normal pressure hydrocephalus 63. Acute shunt malfunction - distal 64. Acute shunt malfunction - proximal 65. Pseudotumor 66. Spontaneous CSF leak/encephalocele Section Seven - Infection Consults 67. Puffy Pott's Tumor 68. Intraparenchymal abscess 69. Osteomyelitis/epidural abscess - operative 70. Osteomyelitis/epidural abscess - nonoperative Section Eight - Functional and Pain Consults 71. Baclofen pump malfunction 72. Baclofen pump infection 73. Spinal cord stimulator 74. Adult chiari and Ehler Danlos 75. Trigeminal Neuralgia Section Nine - Post-operative Complications 76. Post-operative DVT/PE 77. Epidural hematoma - cranial 78. Epidural hematoma - spinal 79. Septic emboli/cement emboli 80. Wound infection - cranial 81. Wound infection - spinal 82. Shunt infection 83. Postoperative CSF leak 84. Postop intracranial hemorrhage Section Ten - Procedures 85. Shunt change and shunt tap 86. Intracranial Pressure Monitor 87. Intraventricular catheter 88. Lumbar puncture 89. Lumbar drain

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Book SynopsisTable of Contentsi. Acknowledgements ii. Preface iii. Foreword 1 Anatomy and Histology of Intracranial AVMs 2 Pathology and Genetics 3 Radiographic Anatomy: CT/MRI/Angiography and Risks 4 Molecular Biology 4 MRI Neurovascular Evaluation: Blood Flow, Perfusion, Diffusion, and Susceptibility 5 Natural History of Intracranial AVMs 6 Aneurysms Associated with Intracranial AVMs 7 Hemodynamic Factors: Vascular Steal and Breakthrough Bleeding 8 Classification Systems 9 Seizures and Intracranial AVMs 10 Decision Analysis for Asymptomatic Lesions 11 Decision Analysis for Symptomatic Lesions 12 Decision Analysis for Associated Aneurysms 13 Surgical Principles: Techniques, Goals, and Outcomes 14 Radiosurgery Principals for AVM Management: Techniques, Goals, and Outcomes 15 Principles of Neuroendovascular Management of AVMs: Goals, Timing, Techniques, and Outcomes 16 Multimodal/Combined Therapy: Goals and Outcomes 17 Palliation Versus Observation: Nonresectable AVMs 18 Conservative Management ("Observation”) of Intracranial AVMs 19 Grading Systems and Surgical Risks 20 Risks of Endovascular Treatment of iAVMs 21 Risks of Combined Therapies 22 Risks of Radiosurgery 23 Emergency Management of Ruptured Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations 24 Medical Comorbidities in Elective Surgery 25 Anesthetic Management of Intracranial AVMs 26 Management of Perioperative Complications During iAVM Treatment 27 Intracranial AVMs and the Neurointensivist 28 Obstetric Considerations in AVM Management 29 Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Imaging 30 Giant Intracranial AVMs 31 Treatment of Eloquent Cortex AVMs 32 Brain Stem and Posterior Fossa AVM's 33 Corpus Collosal and Peri-Ventricular AVM's 34 AVMs of the Sylvian Fissure 35 Pediatric AVMs 36 Residual AVMs 37 Intraoperative AVM Rupture 38 The Value of a Registry 39 Imaging Predictors for Rupture 40 Radiosurgical Innovations 41 Molecular Biology and Novel Treatments of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations 42 Surgical Innovations iv. index and other frontmatter

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I Section II Section III Section IV Section V Section VI Section VII Olfactory groove: Meningioma [Anterior fossa floor/Olfactory groove] Esthesioneuroblastoma Planum sphenoidale/Tuberculum sellae: Meningioma [Tuberculum/Perioptic] Sellar/Suprasellar: Pituitary tumor [Nonfunctional, Cavernous sinus] Pituitary tumor [Prolactinoma, Cavernous sinus] Pituitary tumor [Acromegaly, Cavernous sinus] Pituitary tumor [Cushing] Pituitary tumor with chiasmal compression [Reduced dose SRS or hypofractionated] Craniopharyngioma [Adult] Craniopharyngioma [Child] Metastasis to the Sella Rathke's Cleft cyst [Recurrent] Parasellar space/Cavernous sinus: Oculomotor schwannoma Trochlear schwannoma Abducens schwannoma Trigeminal schwannoma Meningioma [Cavernous sinus, Small/Medium] Meningioma [Cavernous sinus, Large, 5-session hypofractionated] Clivus: Chordoma [Clivus/Cavernous sinus] Metastasis to Meckel's cave/Clivus bone Solitary Fibrous Tumor [Clivus] Cerebellopontine Angle Meningioma [Petroclival with diplopia] Meningioma [Petroclival with TGN, Tumor + Nerve dose plan] Meningioma [Inferior petrous ridge] Meningioma [Petrous ridge posterior to IAC] Meningioma [Cerebellopontine angle] Chondrosarcoma [Petrous ridge] Endolymphatic sac tumor Internal auditory canal: Vestibular schwannoma [4mm, Intracanalicular] Vestibular schwannoma [10mm, Lateral fundus] Vestibular schwannoma [10mm, Medial canal] Vestibular schwannoma [18mm] Vestibular schwannoma [23mm] Vestibular schwannoma [30mm] Vestibular schwannoma [After prior resection] Vestibular schwannoma [Poor hearing in the contralateral non-tumor ear] Vestibular schwannoma [Neurofibromatosis type 2] Facial schwannoma [Auditory canal] Facial schwannoma [Geniculate] Facial nerve hemangioma Jugular foramen: Jugular foramen schwannoma Glomus tumor Meningioma [Jugular foramen] Foramen magnum: Hypoglossal schwannoma Meningioma [Foramen magnum] Miscellaneous Meningioma [Torcular] Meningioma [Transverse sinus] Meningioma [Grade 2 histology, Multiple sites] Meningioma [Neurofibromatosis type 2, Skull base] Hemangiopericytoma Adenoid cystic carcinoma Squamous Cell carcinoma [Head and neck with perineural spread] Epidermoid cyst Dural arteriovenous fistula [Transverse sinus] Dural arteriovenous fistula [Cavernous sinus, Carotid-Cavernous fistula]

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Book SynopsisThis new edition reflects the explosion of knowledge in basic science and clinical care for athletes with mild traumatic brain injury or concussion. Interest in management and methodology for making diagnoses and improving the clinical outcomes have changed dramatically. All U.S. states have laws dictating how sports concussion patients are cared for and require return to play decisions be coordinated with best practice methods. Epidemiology, classification, and biology of sports concussion, as well as, brain imaging,assessment tests, neuropsychological measures, and management strategies are covered. Illustrative clinical cases, correlative examples, and historical insights are featured.Table of ContentsAn Introduction to Sports Related Concussion. The Biomechanics and Pathophysiology of Concussion. Acute Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management of the Concussed Athlete. Severe and Catostrophic Head Injuries that can occur in Sports. Postconcussive Syndrome. Outpatient Care of the Concussed Athlete: Gauging Recovery to Tailor Rehabilitative Needs with Elizabeth M. Pieroth Psy.D. Return to Activity Following Concussion. Neuroimaging in Concussion with Matthew T. Walker, M.D. and Monther Qandeel, M.D.9. The Advent of Subconcussive/Repetative Concussive Injury and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy with John Lee M.D. Ph.D. Promising Advances in Concussion Diagnosis and Treatment.

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Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of Motor Disorders reinforces the reputation gained by earlier editions. The book provides a detailed and practical account of motor disorders that will appeal to specialists as well as to general physicians and trainees while, at the same time, providing a convenient but thorough summary of advances in the field. The book brings together the entire spectrum of motor disorders and thereby aids in the evaluation, diagnosis, and distinction of these various disorders. The book provides an account of any disorder with motor manifestations, and does so through the perspective of many different subspecialties in order to provide a truly comprehensive but concise account of the subject matter.

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Book SynopsisPocket Atlas of Spine Surgery, 2nd Edition by Kern Singh and Alexander Vaccaro is unique in its presentation, utilizing multilayered visuals to delineate the most commonly performed spine procedures. High-definition intraoperative photographs are juxtaposed with translucent anatomic drawings. This facilitates visualization of both the entire surgical field and complex anatomy never "seen" during surgery. It also provides greater insights into the subtleties of both open and technically demanding minimally invasive spine surgery techniques. Unlike many large spine surgery atlases, this is the perfect, on-the-go, pocket-size resource for busy spine surgeons who work in any clinical setting. From the cervical to lumbar spine, 21 concise chapters reflect the collective technical expertise of internationally renowned spine surgeons. Easy-to-follow guidance is provided on fundamental open and minimally invasive techniques, including pedicle screw placement, fusion, discectomy, corpectomy, foraminotomy, laminoplasty, and laminectomy. Each procedural chapter focuses on the importance of accurate visualization, adequate homeostasis, and impacted anatomical structures. Insightful tips, pearls, and potential pitfalls throughout the book expedite acquisition of knowledge Nearly 200 detailed, clearly labeled images of common spine procedures provide invaluable anatomical and clinical guidance Expanded insights on positioning in spine surgery Added discussion of surgical challenges, including warnings and descriptions of internervous planes Orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and surgical trainees will discover an indispensable and friendly white coat reference for everyday practice. The visually rich atlas will also benefit physician assistants, surgical nurses, and all practitioners involved in the operative care of spine surgery patients.Table of Contents1 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion 2 Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion 3 Open Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy 4 Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy 5 Posterior Laminoplasty with Instrumentation 6 Posterior Laminectomy and Fusion 7 Occipitocervical Fusion 8 Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement 9 Minimally Invasive Thoracic Corpectomy 10 Percutaneous Vertebral Cement Augmentation 11 Open Laminectomy and Diskectomy 12 Open Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion 13 Minimally Invasive Lumbar Exposure 14 Minimally Invasive Laminectomy 15 Minimally Invasive Far Lateral Diskectomy 16 Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) 17 Mini-Open Pedicle Screw Placement 18 Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement 19 Extreme (eXtreme) Lateral Interbody Fusion 20 Minimally Invasive Lumbar Corpectomy 21 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

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Book SynopsisTextbook of Epilepsy Surgery covers all of the latest advances in the surgical management of epilepsy. The book provides a thorough understanding of epileptogenic mechanisms in etiologically different types of epilepsy and explains neuronavigation systems. It discusses new neuroimaging techniques, new surgical strategies, and more aggressive surgical approaches in cases with catastrophic epilepsies. The contributors also analyze the improved statistics of surgical outcome in different epilepsy types.The book follows a systematic approach to the diagnostic evaluation of patients who are candidates for epilepsy surgery. It first discusses the general principles of surgery, and then describes the presurgical evaluation according to the six zones (symptomatogenic, irritative, ictal onset, epileptic lesion, functional deficit, and epileptogenic zone). This series of chapters concludes with the description of the Epilepsy Surgery Management Meeting, an essential and indispensable part of the surgical evaluation.The book next incorporates detailed discussions of the cortical mapping techniques and the numerous surgical techniques. This is followed by the post-surgical medical management and a discussion of the surgical outcome. Finally, selected case studies are presented, along with protocols for the storage and processing of brain tissue for molecular studies. This definitive textbook is an invaluable reference for neurologists, neurosurgeons, epilepsy specialists, and those interested in epilepsy and its surgical treatment. Table of ContentsContents Include: Section 1: History of Epilepsy Surgery and related fields. Section 2: Overview. Section 3: Epilepsies Remediable by Epilepsy Surgery. Section 4: Presurgical Evaluation: General Principles. Section 5: The Symptomatogenic Zone. Section 6: The Irritative Zone. Section 7: The Ictal Onset Zone. Section 8: The Epileptic Lesion. Section 9: The Functional Deficit Zone. Section 10: Presurgical Evaluation of Eloquent Cortex. Section 11: The Epileptogenic Zone. Section 12: The Patient Management Meeting. Section 13: Surgical Techniques for Placement of Intracranial Electrodes. Section 14: Cortical Mapping and Electrocorticography. Section 15: Resective Surgical Procedures for Epilepsy. Section 16: Non-resective Surgical Procedures and Electrical or Magnetic Stimulation. Section 17: Surgical Outcome. Surgical 18: Post-surgical Management. Section 19: Neuropathology and Research. Section 20: Surgical Failures: Reoperation. Section 21: Case Presentations. Section 22: Appendices.

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Book Synopsis1. Microsurgical anatomy of the cerebellopontine angle.- 2. Retrosigmoid approach.- 3. Far-lateral approach.- 4. Cerebellopontine angle, vestibular schwannoma, and retrosigmoid approach .- 5. Vestibular schwannoma.- 6. Small-sized vestibular schwannoma.- 7. Medium-sized vestibular schwannoma.- 8. Large and giant vestibular schwannoma.- 9. Cystic vestibular schwannoma.- 10. Other schwannomas of the cerebellopontine angle .- 11. Meningioma.- 12. Other tumors of the cerebellopontine angle.- 13. Epidermoid cyst.- 14. Other cystic lesions of the cerebellopontine angle.- 15. Aneurysms.- 16. Arteriovenous malformations .- 17. Cerebellopontine angle and brainstem cavernomas.- 18. Trigeminal neuralgia.- 19. Other neurovascular compression syndromes in the cerebellopontine angle.- 20. Facial nerve resuscitation: hypoglossal-facial anastomosis.- 21. Atlas of illustrative cases.

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Book SynopsisDas vorliegende Buch präsentiert das gesamte klinische und wissenschaftliche Spektrum der neurologischen Beatmungsmedizin. Es wendet sich an alle Ärzte, die beatmete neurologische Patienten betreuen, wie Neurologen, Anästhesisten, Internisten, Pneumologen, Intensivmediziner, Schlafmediziner und Palliativmediziner. Das Werk vermittelt sowohl die für die neurointensivmedizinische und neurorehabilitative Behandlung als auch die für die optimale Versorgung außerklinisch beatmeter Patienten erforderlichen Kenntnisse. Zahlreiche Handlungsempfehlungen für das Vorgehen bei den oft schwierigen Beatmungs- und Atemwegssituationen machen das Werk besonders praxistauglich.Trade Review“... Ärzten, die in diesem Bereich tätig sind, aber auch anderen Berufsgruppen vermittelt das Buch eine wissenschaftlich fundierte und praxistaugliche Orientierung auf diesem komplexen medizinischen Gebiet, das aufgrund der gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen mit ihrem demographischen Wandel eine immer größere Bedeutung erhält. In diesem Sinne kann dem Buch nur eine starke Verbreitung gewünscht werden.” (T. Platz, in: Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, Heft 1, 1. Februar 2021)Table of ContentsGeschichte der Beatmungsmedizin.- Sektion I Atmung, Atemwegsmanagement und Beatmung.- Anatomie und Physiologie des Atemsystems.- Atemregulation.- Die Atempumpe und ihre Störungen.- Grundlagen der Beatmung.- Schlucken und Schluckstörungen.- Sekretmanagement.- Nichtinvasive und invasive Beatmungszugänge.- Atemwegsmanagement bei Notfallpatienten.- Atmungstherapie.- Patientensicherheit und Risikomanagement.- Sektion II Beatmung bei neurologischen Erkrankungen.- Beatmung neurologischer Patienten auf der Intensivstation.- Beatmung bei neuromuskulären Erkrankungen.- Beatmung bei Querschnittlähmung.- Beatmung bei Störungen der Atemregulation.- Beatmung bei schlafbezogenen Atmungsstörungen.- Beatmung neurologisch erkrankter Kinder und Jugendlicher.- Neurologische und neurochirurgische Symptome.- Pitfalls, Legenden und Kontroversen in Frührehabilitation und außerklinischer Beatmung.- Respiratorentwöhnung („Weaning“), Rehabilitation und Palliative Care.- Respiratorentwöhnung.- Rehabilitation beatmeter neurologischer Patienten.- Intensivmedizin und Palliativmedizin für beatmete neurologische Patienten. Sektion III Lebensqualität und Teilhabe.- Lebensqualität.- Alltag mit Beatmung für Angehörige und intime Partnerschaften.- Begleitung der Patienten und familienzentrierte Pflege.- Leben und Teilhabe mit Beatmung - Die Sicht der Betroffenen.- Sektion IV Organisation, Ökonomie, Strukturen und Herausforderungen.- Ökonomie, Ethik und Medizin.- Neurologische Beatmungszentren.- Aktuelle und zukünftige strukturelle Herausforderungen.

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains selected contributions from the XIth Meeting of the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery held in September 1994 in Antalyaffurkey. Most of the papers deal with the many therapeutic and technical advancements made in this field of neurosurgery. The emergence of new stereotactic methodologies such as frameless stereotaxy and other forms of neuronavigation have become an indispensable tool for all types of neurosurgical operations. An increasing number of young neurosurgeons takes an interest in the neurosurgical approaches to the treatment of movement disorders, chronic pain and epilepsy. This is a clear sign ofthe growing awareness of the long neglected fact that these neurosurgical treatments can be offered to large patient populations. Neurotransplantation as a novel treatment of Parkinson's disease has paved the way for the application of this technology for other indications. The pioneering work performed by the late Edward Hitchcock is reviewed here. There is a renewed interest in pallidotomy for dealing with certain forms of Parkinson's disease and certain aspects of this operation are discussed in another paper. Progress in the neurosurgical treatment of pain is dealt with by contributions on refined techniques of percutaneous cordotomy, DREZ operations and critical evaluations of spinal cord stimulation. A novel approach is a report on the experiences of treating cancer pain by intraspinal implantation of chromaffin cells. Several contributions cover the important issues of novel techniques for the study of neural dysfunction, peroperative monitoring with PET, microrecording, magneto-encephalography and other techniques.Table of ContentsHitchcock’s Experimental Series of Foetal Implants for Parkinson’s Disease: Co-Grafting Ventral Mesencephalon and Striatum.- Parkinsonian Rigidity, Dopa-Induced Dyskinesia and Chorea — Dynamic Studies on the Basal Ganglia-Thalamocortical Motor Circuit Using PET Scan and Depth Microrecording.- Anatomic and Physiological Considerations in Pallidotomy for Parkinson’s Disease.- CT Guided Thalamotomy for Movement Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis: Problems and Paradoxes.- Long-Term Clinical, Electrophysiological and Urodynamic Effects of Chronic Intrathecal Baclofen Infusion for Treatment of Spinal Spasticity.- A Neurophysiological Method for the Evaluation of Motor Performance in Spastic Walking Patients.- Microelectrode Monitoring of Cortical and Subcortical Structures During Stereotactic Surgery.- Neurophysiological Monitoring of Cranial Nerves During Posterior Fossa Surgery.- A Frameless Stereotaxic Localisation System Using MRI, CT and DSA.- 3D Laser Scanning for Image Guided Stereotactic Neurosurgery.- Frameless Stereotaxy and Interactive Neurosurgery with the ISG Viewing Wand.- The Impact of Interactive Image Guided Surgery: The Bristol Experience with the ISG/Elekta Viewing Wand.- Stereotactic Endoscopic Interventions in Cystic Brain Lesions.- Neurosurgery for Affective Disorders at Atkinson Morley’s Hospital 1948–1994.- Frontal Cingulotomy Reconsidered from a WGA-HRP and c-Fos Study in Cat.- Localisation of Epileptic Foci with Multichannel Magnetoencephalography, MEG.- Partial Seizures with Onset in Central Area: Use of the Callosal Grid System for Localization.- Pain — Old and New Methods of Study and Treatment.- CT-Guided Pain Procedures for Intractable Pain in Malignancy.- Electrophysiological Monitoring During CT-Guided Percutaneous Cordotomy.- Transplantation of Human Chromaffin Cells for Control of Intractable Cancer Pain.- Severe Peripheral Ischemia After Vasospasm May Be Prevented by Spinal Cord Stimulation. A Preliminary Report of a Study in a Free-Flap Animal Model.- Spinal Cord Stimulation Versus Reoperation for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: a Prospective, Randomized Study Design.- Spinal Cord Stimulation Versus Spinal Infusion for Low Back and Leg Pain.- Treatment of the Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Due to Lumbo-Sacral Epidural Fibrosis.- Significance of the Spinal Cord Position in Spinal Cord Stimulation.- Anatomical Findings in Microsurgical Vascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia. Correlations Between Topography of Pain and Site of the Neuro-Vascular Conflict.- The Duke Experience with the Nucleus Caudalis DREZ Operation.- Cortical Stimulation for Central Neuropathic Pain: 3-D Surface MRI for Easy Determination of the Motor Cortex.- A New Approach to the Control of Central Deafferentation Pain — Spinal Intrathecal Baclofen.- Index of Keywords.

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Book SynopsisNeural transplantation can be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases through a variety of methods. The field is at a critical stage in its development, particularly in light of ongoing investigations into Parkinson's disease and alternatives to fetal transplantation.Trade Review"...well written with clear illustrations in many cases and extensively referenced..." (British Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol.16, No.6, 2002)Table of ContentsIntroduction (J. Gray). Cell Replacement Strategies for Neurodegenerative Disorders (A. Björklund). Functional Analysis of Fronto-Striatal Reconstruction by Striatal Grafts (S. Dunnett). Functional Reconstruction of the Hippocampus: Fetal Versus Conditionally Immortal Neuroepithelial Stem Cell Grafts (H. Hodges, et al.). Gene Transfer for Neuroprotection in Animal Models of Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (M. Bohn, et al.). Repair of Corticospinal Axons by Transplantation of Olfactory Ensheathing Cells (G. Raisman). Neural Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease (O. Lindvall). Transplantation of Human Fetal Striatal Tissue in Huntington's Disease: Rationale for Clinical Studies (T. Freeman, et al.). GENERAL DISCUSSION I: PROSPECTS FOR FETAL TRANSPLANTS. Neurotransplantation in Neurodegenerative Disease: A Survey of Relevant Issues in Developmental Neurobiology (J. Price, et al.). Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms in Immune Rejection of Intracerebral Neural Transplants (T. Brevig, et al.). Porcine Neural Xenografts: What are the Issues? (R. Barker). Gene Transfer Techniques for the Delivery of GDNF in Parkinson's Disease (J.-L. Ridet, et al.). Neurogenesis in the Adult Hippocampus (G. Kempermann & F. Gage). Neural Stem Cells are Uniquely Suited for Cell Replacement and Gene Therapy in the CNS (V. Ourednik, et al.). Functional Repair with Neural Stem Cells (J. Sinden, et al.). Remyelinating the Demyelinated CNS (W. Blakemore, et al.). GENERAL DISCUSSION II: THE ES CELL APPROACH. FINAL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE FOR FETAL GRAFTS; STEM CELL STRATEGIES. Index of Contributors. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrefaceContributing Authors 1.Pathophysiology of Intracranial Hypertension and Cerebral Herniation Syndromes Kevin Sheth Margy McCullough 2.Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Waveforms Syed Kazmi Christos Lazaridis 3.Controversies in Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Kristine O’Phelan Starane A.I. Sheperd Indira DeJesus-Alvelo 4.Cerebral Herniation Syndromes Scott A. Marshall Adam M. Willis 5.Osmotic Agents for Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension and Cerebral Edema Julia C. Durrant Holly E. Hinson 6.Metabolic Suppression and Induced Hypothermia for Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension Chad M. Miller 7.Surgical Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Cerebral Herniation Syndromes Shelly Timmons 8.Multi-Compartment Management of Intracranial Hypertension Margaret Laureman Deborah Stein 9.The Role of Intracranial Pressure in Multimodality Monitoring Strategies H. Alex Choi Suhas Bajgur Tiffany R. Chang

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Book SynopsisSurgery of the Cranial Nerves of the Posterior Fossa is a comprehensive book which covers the anatomy, diagnosis, clinical and laboratory research, surgical management and theories of disorders of the cranial nerves of the posterior fossa. It focuses on refining surgical problem–solving skills and discusses the technical challenges encountered when treating this dense anatomic arena. The author also presents opposing views in an effort to offer a full range of theory and approach. Surgery of the Cranial Nerves of the Posterior Fossa does not endorse one technique over another, but rather educates physicians as to the realistic and, ultimately, best options they can offer their patients. (Distributed by Thieme for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

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Book SynopsisA lavishly illustrated book on Cushing's pioneering career Derived from Harvey Cushing's remarkable personal collection in the Brain Tumor Registry, The Legacy of Harvey Cushing: Profiles of Patient Care presents a stunning historical account of Cushing's surgical cases and research from 1905 to 1930. This beautifully illustrated book features 800 of Cushing's surgical drawings and photographs of patients and tumor specimens. Preserved untouched for sixty years in the Yale University Library, the images provide the earliest catalog of neurological and neuropathological disease and reveal the techniques employed by the founder of modern neurosurgery. The editors have carefully integrated these high-quality photographs and illustrations into a compelling narrative constructed from patients' hospital records and Cushing's meticulous notes at preoperative and postoperative stages of management. Discharge notes, letters from the family of patients, photographs of patients (years after surgery), and death reports further humanize each clinical case and speak to Cushing's lasting dedication to his patients. The book provides a glimpse of the extraordinary contribution that both Cushing and his patients made to the progress of neurological surgery in the twentieth century. This unique book will be prized by today's generation of neurological surgeons and neuropathologists. A co-publication of Thieme and the American Association of Neurological SurgeonsTrade ReviewThis is not just any run-of-the-mill medical history book. It is, peculiarly, a coffee table book...on neurosurgery...it is a book that can be opened and appreciated, on almost any page, by any physician. The most notable feature is the high-resolution patient portraits...This is a book that for years to come will be chanced on by bored first-year medical students trolling the shelves of medical school libraries for something to make them feel connected to clinical medicine. It will provide the needed relief. The patients portrayed remain, to this day, real and alive.--Journal of the American Medical Association

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Book SynopsisPresents evidence-based information on idiopathic scoliosis treatment and outcomes Based on over a decade of research and observation conducted by the members of the Harms Study Group and other spinal deformity experts from around the world, this must-have clinical reference provides focused coverage of the most current evaluation and treatment guidelines for idiopathic scoliosis. It draws on case studies to guide readers through specific surgical and nonoperative approaches to the multiple types of adolescent idiopathic spinal deformity, including practical information on the rationale for each approach, techniques, and results. Features:In-depth information culled from vast clinical data of world-renowned experts in the Harms Study Group Curve assessment and treatment recommendations listed by curve type and pattern - Comprehensive discussion of pathogenesis and epidemiology, osteobiologics for spinal fusion, anesthesia for scoliosis surgery, surgical complications, and more Chapters on key treatment decisions, such as the selection of fusion levels, that teach readers how to critically address clinical questionsMore than 600 high-quality illustrations, including numerous full-color clinical photographs, detailed line drawings, and complementary high-resolution radiographs This state-of-the-art text is ideal for orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and spine fellows, and is an invaluable companion for any practitioner involved in the surgical and nonsurgical care of patients with spinal deformity.Trade ReviewIt is a valuable resource for residents, fellows, or young surgeons with an interest in scoliosis surgery because of the concise manner it goes through basic fundamentals of idiopathic scoliosis treatment up to the most complex cases.--AANS Young Neurosurgeons' Newsletter This guide will undoubtedly become a primary reference for those who provide care for patients with idiopathic scoliosis, and the editors and authors should be commended on producing this outstanding and valuable esource. It should appeal to spinal surgeons at all levels, including residents in neurological or orthopedic surgery, spine fellows, and practicing surgeons involved in the treatment of spinal deformity.--Journal of NeurosurgeryTable of ContentsChapter 1 History of the Treatment of Scoliosis Chapter 2 Basic Principles of Scoliosis Treatment Chapter 3 Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Scoliosis Chapter 4 Epidemiology of Idiopathic Scoliosis Chapter 5 Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of the Scoliotic Patient Chapter 6 The Importance of the Sagittal Plane: Spinopelvic Considerations Chapter 7 The Case For Bracing Chapter 8 The Case Against Bracing Chapter 9 Classification of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis for Surgical Intervention Chapter 10 Biomechanics and Reduction of Scoliosis Chapter 11 Anesthesia for Scoliosis Surgery Chapter 12 Selective versus Nonselective Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Chapter 13 Selection of Fusion Levels Chapter 14 Posterior Correction Techniques in Late-onset Scoliosis Chapter 15 The Use of Traction in Treating Large Scoliotic Curves in Idiopathic Scoliosis Chapter 16 The Treatment of Rigid Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Releases, Osteotomies, and Apical Vertebral Column Resection Chapter 17 Surgical Treatment of the Right Thoracic Curve Pattern Chapter 18 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Treatment of the Double Thoracic Curve Pattern in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Chapter 19 The Surgical Treatment Of Lumbar and Thoracolumbar Curve Patterns (Lenke Type 5): Anterior versus Posterior Approach Chapter 20 The Surgical Treatment of Double and Triple Curves (Lenke Types 3, 4, and 6) Chapter 21 Outcomes of Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Chapter 22 Complications in Surgery for Spinal Deformity Chapter 23 Spinopelvic Fixation in Idiopathic Scoliosis Chapter 24 Untreated Late-onset Idiopathic Scoliosis and Revision Surgery in Adults Chapter 25 Osteobiological Agents for Spinal Fusion Chapter 26 Electrophysiological Monitoring Chapter 27 Correction Without Fusion Chapter 28 The Impact of Genetics Research on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

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Book SynopsisWorld-renowned experts debate key topics in pediatric neurosurgery In Controversies in Pediatric Neurosurgery, leading clinicians from around the globe present concrete advice and frank commentary on alternative options for the treatment and management of specific cranial and spinal disorders. Each succinct, easily accessible chapter addresses a different condition in a point/counterpoint format that discusses the pros and cons of the various treatment options, including surgical approaches and techniques. This highly practical, balanced coverage equips readers to make well-informed choices when selecting the most appropriate treatment modality for a particular diagnosis. Features: Lessons Learned at the end of each chapter, in which the authors summarize the debate with multiple viewpoints and carefully considered recommendations based on published evidence and their own clinical experience Incisive dialogue on twenty hot topics in the field, including how to manage arachnoid cysts, craniosynostosis, tethered cord, hydrocephalus, chiari malformations, epilepsy, aneurysms, and more Clinical and personal insights from international contributors on the variability of surgical training, experience, and available resources in different parts of the world Guidance on how to discuss treatment options and strategies to patients and their families This book is essential reading for every clinician, resident, or fellow who needs a firm understanding of the most controversial issues in pediatric neurosurgery to be able to make the best decision for the appropriate treatment option for patients in their care. Trade ReviewUseful as a measure of alternatives are currently available...excellent ilustrations.--Doody's Review I would certainly recommend this book as a good addition to a general neurosurgeons library or to the department library in most neurosurgical departments. Journal of NeurosurgeryTable of ContentsI Intracranial 1 Arachnoid Cyst 2 Communicating Hydrocephalus 3 Noncommunicating Hydrocephalus 4 Compartmentalized Hydrocephalus 5 Slit Ventricle Syndrome 6 Craniopharyngioma 7 Optic Pathway/Hypothalamic Gliomas 8 Ependymomas 9 Scaphocephaly/Sagittal Synostosis 10 Deformational Plagiocephaly 11 Intracranial Suppuration 12 Chiari Malformations 13 Intractable Epilepsy 14 Moyamoya Disease 15 Pediatric Aneurysms II Intraspinal 16 Myelomeningocele 17 Lipomyelomeningocele/Tethered Cord 18 Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors 19 Spasticity 20 Syringomyelia

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