Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures
Chapter 24 Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures Edward M. Marchan, George M. Ghobrial, James S. Harrop Clinical Pearls • The thoracolumbar junction is a flexible transition region in the spine, susceptible to…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Vascular Malformations
Chapter 47 Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Vascular Malformations Chun Po Yen, Chris Cifarelli, David Schlesinger, Jason P. Sheehan Clinical Pearls • Regardless of modality, radiosurgical devices achieve the desired characteristics of…
Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Chapter 16 Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Alan Hoffer, Justin Singer, Nicholas C. Bambakidis, Warren Selman Clinical Pearls • Hemorrhagic stroke accounts for 10% of all strokes. Strokes are the third leading…
Endoscopic Approaches to Ventricular Tumors and Colloid Cysts
Chapter 41 Endoscopic Approaches to Ventricular Tumors and Colloid Cysts Scott D. Wait, Charles Teo Clinical Pearls • It is essential to be knowledgeable about the equipment and practice on…
Surgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Chapter 51 Surgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Jeffrey G. Ojemann, Carlo Giussani, Carlo Marras Clinical Pearls • The most common medically intractable epilepsy appropriate for epilepsy surgery has a temporal…
Posterior Fossa and Brainstem Tumors in Children
Chapter 10 Posterior Fossa and Brainstem Tumors in Children Adrienne Weeks, Aria Fallah, James T. Rutka Clinical Pearls • Presentation and Investigation − Presentation of posterior fossa lesions is dictated…
Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease and Carotid Surgery
Chapter 12 Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease and Carotid Surgery Geoffrey Appelboom, Matthew Piazza, E. Sander Connolly, Jr. Clinical Pearls • Atherosclerotic occlusive disease is the most commonly seen cervical common carotid…
Cavernous Malformations Management Strategies
Chapter 15 Cavernous Malformations Management Strategies Aimee Two, Ali K. Ozturk, Murat Gunel Clinical Pearls • Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are vascular lesions that contain a compact bundle of pathological…
Metastatic Brain Tumors
Chapter 35 Metastatic Brain Tumors Juanita M. Celix, Daniel L. Silbergeld Clinical Pearls • A metastatic brain tumor means that the patient has stage IV cancer, with median survival of…
Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 27 Spinal Cord Injury David W. Cadotte, Michael G. Fehlings Clinical Pearls • Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a problem in both the developed and developing countries and is…
