Management of Degenerative Scoliosis
Chapter 185 Management of Degenerative Scoliosis Daniel M. Sciubba Scoliosis refers to an abnormal curvature of the spine and is classically defined radiographically as a coronal curve greater than 10…
Surgical Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Chapter 69 Surgical Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Manish K. Aghi, Christopher S. Ogilvy, Bob S. Carter Epidemiology Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), or hemorrhage within the brain parenchyma, occurs with an incidence…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Chapter 99 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia Pablo F. Recinos, Trang Nguyen, Michael Lim Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) has been defined as sudden, paroxysmal, recurring stabbing pains of one or more…
Surgical Management of Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas
Chapter 36 Surgical Management of Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas Gerardo Guinto Sphenoid wing meningiomas (SWMs) constitute about 14% to 20% of intracranial meningiomas.1 Although they originate from arachnoid cells, they are…
Management of Entrapment Neuropathies
Chapter 201 Management of Entrapment Neuropathies Marco Sinisi Nerve compression is a common cause of spontaneous neurologic dysfunction. The term “entrapment neuropathy” should only be used to describe situations in…
Surgical Resection of Sacral Tumors
Chapter 193 Surgical Resection of Sacral Tumors Ziya L. Gokaslan, Wesley Hsu Tumors involving the sacral spine are rare lesions that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Symptoms may…
Neurosurgical Management of HIV-Related Focal Brain Lesions
Chapter 146 Neurosurgical Management of HIV-Related Focal Brain Lesions Marlon S. Mathews, E. Thomas Chappell Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection causes a disease of the immune system known as acquired…
Vestibular Schwannomas: The Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Chapter 103 Vestibular Schwannomas The Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford, Ajay Niranjan, Hideyuki Kano, John C. Flickinger Acoustic neuromas (vestibular schwannomas) are generally slow-growing, intracranial extra-axial…
Peripheral Nerve Injury
Chapter 195 Peripheral Nerve Injury Adam M. Sonabend, Patricia Smith, Jason H. Huang, Christopher Winfree Classification Much of our knowledge about peripheral nerve injuries and their effects came from World…
Translabyrinthine Approach to Vestibular Schwannomas
Chapter 46 Translabyrinthine Approach to Vestibular Schwannomas Lars Poulsgaard Vestibular schwannomas can be surgically accessed via a subtemporal, a translabyrinthine, or a suboccipital and retrosigmoid approach.1,2 The number of centers…
