Management of Ulnar Nerve Compression
Chapter 200 Management of Ulnar Nerve Compression Gaurav Gupta, Allen Maniker The ulnar nerve arises from the medial cord of the brachial plexus and innervates the muscles of both the…
Perioperative Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults
Chapter 132 Perioperative Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults Ramesh Grandhi, David O. Okonkwo Recent estimates of the magnitude of traumatic brain injury (TBI) suggest that each year…
Management of Median Nerve Compression
Chapter 199 Management of Median Nerve Compression Nathan J. Ranalli, Kartik G. Krishnan, Eric L. Zager Introduction to Median Nerve Compression Due to their superficial locations, close relationship to neighboring…
Surgical Management of Cavernous Malformations of the Nervous System
Chapter 81 Surgical Management of Cavernous Malformations of the Nervous System Anoop P. Patel, Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, Christopher S. Ogilvy Cavernous malformations (CMs) have long been recognized as one of the…
Management of Tuberculous Infections of the Nervous System
Chapter 148 Management of Tuberculous Infections of the Nervous System Rana Patir, Ravi Bhatia Infection of the central nervous system (CNS) by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is invariably secondary to a primary…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery Meningiomas
Chapter 104 Stereotactic Radiosurgery Meningiomas Massimo Gerosa, Bruno Zanotti, Angela Verlicchi, Antonio Nicolato Meningiomas arise from the arachnoid cap cells, or “meningothelial” cells, and are the most frequently reported neuro-oncologic…
Craniovertebral Abnormalities and Their Neurosurgical Management
Chapter 181 Craniovertebral Abnormalities and Their Neurosurgical Management Arnold Menezes, Timothy Lindley Craniovertebral junction abnormalities can be developmental, genetic, or acquired in origin.1–3 To effectively treat these disorders when they…
Nerve-Grafting Procedures for Birth-Related Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Chapter 206 Nerve-Grafting Procedures for Birth-Related Peripheral Nerve Injuries Martijn J.A. Malessy, Willem Pondaag A birth-related peripheral nerve injury (BRPNI) is caused by traction to the brachial plexus during labor.1,2…
Transoral Approaches to the Cervical Spine
Chapter 175 Transoral Approaches to the Cervical Spine Wesley Hsu, Jean-Paul Wolinsky Introduction Multiple anterior approaches to the craniocervical junction have been described to allow exposure to the midline and…
Surgical Management of Midbasilar and Lower Basilar Aneurysms
Chapter 77 Surgical Management of Midbasilar and Lower Basilar Aneurysms Nader Sanai, Alim Mitha, Robert F. Spetzler Aneurysms of the midbasilar and lower basilar artery are located below the level…
