Chapter 172 Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Indications and Techniques Y.i. Lu, Judith M. Wong, John H. Chi Stabilization and arthrodesis of the lumbar spine may be achieved by various surgical…
Chapter 177 Stabilization of the Subaxial Cervical Spine (C3–C7) Mehmet Zileli The cervical spine is the most mobile portion of the spinal column and its stabilization has unique features. Cervical…
Chapter 150 Management of Intracranial Aneurysms Caused by Infection Bradley A. Gross, Ning Lin, Rose Du Infectious intracranial aneurysms are a heterogeneous group of rare lesions that develop from inflammation-induced…
Chapter 66 Surgical Management of Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease Markus Bookland, Christopher M. Loftus Since the first description of a carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for the prevention of stroke,1 the operation…
Chapter 83 Surgical Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations Edgardo Spagnuolo Talking or writing about the “surgical treatment” of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) implies describing more than just opening the skull…
Chapter 147 Management of Neurocysticercosis Rodrigo Ramos-Zúñiga, Tomás Garzón-Muvdi A number of parasitic infections can invade the central nervous system (CNS) despite the protection provided by the blood–brain barrier. Included…
Chapter 123 Retrogasserian Glycerol Rhizolysis in Trigeminal Neuralgia Bengt Linderoth, Göran Lind Many patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) are elderly, often with concurrent diseases, and therefore there is a constant…
Chapter 72 Surgical Treatment of Paraclinoid Aneurysms Edgar Nathal, Gabriel Castillo The portion of the proximal intradural internal carotid artery (ICA) adjacent to the anterior clinoid process (ACP) is called…
Chapter 134 Management of Penetrating and Blast Injuries of the Nervous System Richard J. Teff Historical Aspects The basic principles used in the management of penetrating brain injuries (PBIs) were…
Chapter 108 Presurgical Evaluation for Epilepsy Including Intracranial Electrodes Ana Luisa Velasco, Francisco Velasco, Bernardo Boleaga, José María Núñez, David Trejo Medically Intractable Epilepsy As many as 25% to 30%…
