Neuroradiological Imaging in Children Ken Allison Todd Miller Jacqueline Bello Neuroradiological imaging plays a fundamental role in the diagnosis and management of neurological disease in children and adolescents. This chapter…
Movement Disorders in Children and Adolescents Kelly Condefer Rachel Saunders-Pullman Movement disorders occupy a unique intersection between neurology and psychiatry. They may have comorbid psychiatric features that can be due…
Pediatric Neurological Examination for the Psychiatrist Steven M. Wolf Patricia Engel Mcgoldrick Lee Cohen This chapter should assist psychiatrists in detecting medical or neurological disorders that may masquerade as psychiatric…
Preventing Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery Glenn R. Rechtine II Christian P. DiPaola PREVENTING COMPLICATIONS OF CERVICAL SPINE SURGERY Prevention of surgical complications does not begin at the preoperative visit….
The Role of Postoperative Bracing Following Cervical Spine Surgery Scott D. Daffner Prior to the introduction of rigid internal fixation, postoperative bracing was an essential part of treatment of patients…
DVT/PE in Cervical Surgery: Etiology, Treatment Options, and Outcomes Winston Fong Scott C. McGovern Jeffrey C. Wang As the rate of elective spinal surgeries increases, there is a growing concern…
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome: Etiology, Treatment Options, and Outcomes Robert A. McGuire Jr. Parsonage-Turner syndrome, or acute brachial neuritis, was first discussed in 1943 by Spillane (1) and subsequently by Drs. Parsonage…
Horner’s Syndrome: Incidence, Etiology, Treatment Options, and Outcomes Cliff Tribus Perhaps because of its famous eponym or because it has no real treatment, the triad of ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis,…
Pathologies that Mimic Cervical Problems Chintan S. Sampat Louis G. Jenis Pathologies originating from the cervical spine may result in a variety of symptoms presenting as pain or motor or…
Controversies in Cervical Bone Grafting Patrick W. Suen Long-standing controversies in cervical bone grafting revolve around the use of autograft or allograft for fusion. Patient factors, the number of levels…
