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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsI. Microsurgical Anatomy of the Basal Cisterns and Vessels of the Brain, Diagnostic Studies, General Operative Techniques and Pathological Considerations of the Intracranial Aneurysms 1. Operative neurosurgery; 2. Diagnostic studies; 3. General operative techniques; 4. Anesthesia for Microsurgical procedures in Neurosurgery; 5. Pathological considerations II. Clinical Considerations, Surgery of the Intracranial Aneurysms and Results 1 Clinical considerations 6. Clinical considerations; 7. Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms; 8. Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms; 9. Anterior Cerebral and Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms; 10. Vertebrobasilar Aneurysms; 11. Giant Intracranial Aneurysms; 12. Multiple Aneurysms; 13. Unoperated Cases; 14. Complications of Aneurysm Surgery; 15. Addendum; 16. Final Comments III. Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) of the Brain, History, Embryology, Pathological Considerations, Hemodynamics, Diagnostic Studies, Microsurgical Anatomy 17. History; 18. Embryology; 19. Pathological considerations; 20. Hemodynamics; 21. Diagnosis and Follow-up of patients with cerebral AVM using Doppler ultrasound; 22. Neuroradiological Evaluation; 23. Microsurgical Anatomy of the Brain; 24. Cortical Blood Vessels of the Human Brain; 25. Anatomy of the Calcarine Sulcus IV. AVM of the Brain, Clinical Considerations, General and Special Operative Techniques, Surgical Results, Nonoperated Cases, Cavernous and Venous Angiomas, Neuroanesthesia 26. Anatomical Location of AVMs from the Surgical Viewpoint; 27. Clinical Considerations; 28. Surgical Concerns; 29. Special Surgical Considerations; 30. Summary of Operative Results; 31. Children with AVM; 32. Nonoperated Patients with AVM; 33. Venous, Cavernous and Occult Angiomas; 34. Final Comments AVMs; 35. Anesthesia in the Surgery of Cerebrovascular Malformations V. CNS Tumors: Surgical Anatomy, Neuropathology, Neuroradiology, Neurophysiology, Clinical Considerations, Operability, Treatment Options 36. Anatomy; 37. Neuropathology; 38. Neuroradiology; 39. Neurophysiology; 40. Clinical Considerations – Operability VI. Microsurgery of CNS Tumors: Instrumentation and Equipment, Laboratory Training, Surgical Approaches, Strategies, Tactics and Techniques, Surgery and Results of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Tumors, Interventional Neuroradiology, Neuroanesthesia, Complications 41. Instrumentation and Equipment; 42. Laboratory Training; 43. Surgical Approaches; 44. Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques; 45. Acoustic Neurinomas; 46. Less Common Neurinomas: Orbital, Oculomotor, Trigeminal, Facial, Glossopharyngeal, Accessory, and Hypoglossal; 47. Glomus Jugulare Tumors; 48. Meningiomas; 49. Hemangiopericytoma; 50. Chondromas; 51. Chordomas; 52. Epidermoid and Dermoid Tumors; 53. Intracranial Lipoma; 54. Transcranial Surgery for Large Pituitary Adenomas; 55. Craniopharyngiomas; 56. Optic Gliomas; 57. Esthesioneuroblastoma (Olfactory Neuroblastoma); 58. Arachnoid Cysts; 59. Neocerebral and Neocerebellar Tumors; 60. Limbic and Paralimbic Tumors; 61. Midline Tumors (Corpus Callosum, Septum Pellucidum, Basal Ganglia, Diencephalon, and Brainstem); 62. Intraventricular Tumors; 63. Pineal Area Tumors; 64. Patient Population and Outcome from Individual Glioma Groups; 65. Malignant Transformation; 66. Embryonal CNS Tumors; 67. Primary CNS Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Primary Intracranial Sarcoma; 68. Germ Cell Tumors; 69. Vascular Tumors; 70. Cerebral Metastases; 71. Interventional Neuroradiology in the Management of CNS Tumors; 72. Neuroanesthesia for Microsurgery of CNS Tumors; 73. Summary: Whole Series; 74. Summary: Childhood Tumors; 75. Intra- and Postoperative Complications; 76. Final Remarks
