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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chapter 34 Low-Grade and High-Grade Gliomas Nader Sanai, Mitchel S. Berger Clinical Pearls • Low-grade gliomas (LGGs) account for 15% of primary adult tumors diagnosed, and in adults they mainly…
