Chapter 60 Surgical Management of Spinal Dysraphism James B. Mitchell, Dachling Pang The term “spinal dysraphism” describes many different forms of congenital malformations of the neural tube.∗ Table 60-1 classifies…
Chapter 149 Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System Rewati Raman Sharma, Sanjay J. Pawar, Santosh D. Lad, Ganpati Prasad Mishra, Audumbar Shantaram Netalkar, Shrikant Rege Understanding of the incidence,…
Chapter 5 Gamma Knife Surgery for Cerebral Vascular Malformations and Tumors Chun-Po Yen, Ladislau Steiner The gamma knife is a neurosurgical tool used either as a primary or adjuvant procedure…
Chapter 31 Management of Tumors of the Fourth Ventricle Jonathan Miller, Alia Hdeib, Alan Cohen Tumors of the fourth ventricle offer a unique challenge to the neurosurgeon since they lie…
Chapter 189 Management of Cauda Equina Tumors Françoise Lapierre, Antoine Listrat, Philippe Rigoard, Michel Wager Cauda equina tumors (CETs) are seldom reported and their specificity is seldom emphasized, and yet…
Chapter 183 Management of Occult Spinal Dysraphism in Adults R. Shane Tubbs, W. Jerry Oakes The tethered cord syndrome (TCS) results from relative fixation of, most commonly, the caudal spinal…
Chapter 20 Cushing’s Disease Joseph Watson, Edward H. Oldfield Cushing’s disease (CD), named for neurosurgery’s influential forefather, Harvey Cushing, is best treated by surgery. With proper preoperative evaluation and careful…
Chapter 91 Endovascular Management of Spinal Vascular Malformations Anitha Nimmagadda, Rudy J. Rahme, Ali Shaibani, Guilherme Dabus, Bernard R. Bendok Our knowledge of spinal vascular malformations has advanced significantly in…
Chapter 166 Posterior Lumbar Fusion by Open Technique Indications and Techniques A.l.i. Bydon, Hormuzdiyar H. Dasenbrock, I.a.n. Suk The ultimate goal of a fusion is the elimination of pathologic segmental…
Chapter 157 Cervical Laminoplasty Indications and Techniques Christopher M. Boxell, David G. Malone, Mitchell Martineau Cervical laminoplasty is a posterior spinal operation where the positions of the lamina are altered…
