Anterior Midline Approaches to the Skull Base
Chapter 52 Anterior Midline Approaches to the Skull Base Ivo P. Janecka, Silloo B. Kapadia Comprehensive oncologic management of neoplasms involving the cranial base is an expanding field. Surgery has…
Mapping, Disconnection, and Resective Surgery in Pediatric Epilepsy
Chapter 57 Mapping, Disconnection, and Resective Surgery in Pediatric Epilepsy Brent O’Neill, Jeffrey G. Ojemann, Matthew Smyth, Johannes Schramm Children present many unique challenges to the epilepsy surgeon necessitating the…
Surgical Management of Low-Grade Gliomas
Chapter 9 Surgical Management of Low-Grade Gliomas Lorenzo Bello, Francesco Dimeco, Giuseppe Casaceli, Sergio Maria Gaini The term “low-grade glioma” refers to a series of primary brain tumors characterized by…
Adult Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome
Chapter 95 Adult Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome Sachin Batra, Abhay Moghekar, David Solomon, A.r.i. Blitz, Diego San Millán Ruíz, Philippe Gailloud, Prem S. Subramanian, Neil R. Miller, Daniele Rigamonti Pseudotumor cerebri…
Tumors in Eloquent Areas of Brain
Chapter 11 Tumors in Eloquent Areas of Brain Mark A. Pichelmann, Frederic B. Meyer Lesions presenting themselves in close proximity to eloquent cortex and underlying white matter tracts provide a…
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Craniopharyngiomas
Chapter 25 Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Craniopharyngiomas Daniel M. Prevedello, Domenico Solari, Ricardo L. Carrau, Paul Gardner, Amin B. Kassam Craniopharyngiomas are benign tumors originating from squamous epithelial remnants of…
Management of Recurrent Gliomas
Chapter 10 Management of Recurrent Gliomas Griffith R. Harsh, IV Introduction Renewed growth of a mass at the site of a previously treated glial tumor raises the issues of indications…
Surgical Management of Hydrocephalus in the Adult
Chapter 94 Surgical Management of Hydrocephalus in the Adult David M. Frim, Richard Penn, Maureen Lacy Hydrocephalus, from the Greek word meaning “water in the head,” is a general term…
Endovascular Management of Intracranial Aneurysms
Chapter 84 Endovascular Management of Intracranial Aneurysms Joseph J. Gemmete, Aditya S. Pandey, Neeraj Chaudhary, B. Gregory Thompson, Jr. Microsurgical clipping of intracranial aneurysms has been the historical definitive standard…
Transcranial Surgery for Pituitary Macroadenomas
Chapter 23 Transcranial Surgery for Pituitary Macroadenomas Pablo F. Recinos, C. Rory Goodwin, Henry Brem, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa The most common tumors affecting the suprasellar, intrasellar, or parasellar region include pituitary…
