Penetrating Brain Injury
Chapter 21 Penetrating Brain Injury Michael Cirivello, Randy S. Bell, Rocco A. Armonda Clinical Pearls • In the presence of penetrating brain injury, the first step is to initiate advanced…
Syringomyelia
Chapter 28 Syringomyelia Spyros Sgouros Clinical Pearls • The presence of syringomyelia requires lifelong neurological follow-up with repeat magnetic resonance imaging scans. • When a patient with Chiari I or…
Basic Principles of Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and New Frontiers
Chapter 53 Basic Principles of Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and New Frontiers Alexander S. Taghva, Chima O. Oluigbo, Ali R. Rezai Clinical Pearls • The spectrum…
Spinal Dysraphism and Tethered Spinal Cord
Chapter 5 Spinal Dysraphism and Tethered Spinal Cord Leslie N. Sutton, Joel A. Bauman, Luke J. Macyszyn Clinical Pearls • Spinal dysraphism refers to anomalies of the spine in which…
Intracranial Hypertension
Chapter 19 Intracranial Hypertension Ryan Morton, Richard G. Ellenbogen Clinical Pearls • States of impaired consciousness are expressed as numerical scores on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), which is used…
Principles of Modern Neuroimaging
Chapter 3 Principles of Modern Neuroimaging Kathleen R. Tozer Fink, Michael R. Levitt, James R. Fink Clinical Pearls • Noncontrast head computed tomography (CT) is the imaging test of choice…
Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors
Chapter 38 Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors Madjid Samii, Venelin M. Gerganov Clinical Pearls • Comprehensive knowledge of the complex anatomy of the cerebellopontine (CP) angle is a prerequisite for achieving good…
Diagnosis and Surgical Options for Craniosynostosis
Chapter 8 Diagnosis and Surgical Options for Craniosynostosis Mitchel Seruya, Suresh N. Magge, Robert F. Keating Clinical Pearls • In craniosynostosis, skull growth is arrested in the direction perpendicular to…
Endovascular Neurosurgery
Chapter 17 Endovascular Neurosurgery Sabareesh K. Natarajan, Adnan H. Siddiqui, L. Nelson Hopkins, Elad I. Levy Clinical Pearls • Endovascular neurosurgery has undergone tremendous expansion in the past two decades…
Injuries to the Cervical Spine
Chapter 23 Injuries to the Cervical Spine M. Yashar S. Kalani, Aristotelis S. Filippidis, Nicholas Theodore Clinical Pearls • The cervical spine is mobile and highly prone to traumatic injury….
