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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chapter 33 Surgical Approach to Falcine Meningiomas Eric C. Chang, Frederick G. Barker, II , William T. Curry Falcine meningiomas arise from the falx cerebri and make up approximately 5%…
