Cerebrospinal Fluid Physiology
CHAPTER 188 Cerebrospinal Fluid Physiology J. Gordon McComb, Shinya Yamada Under normal physiologic conditions, most of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is secreted by the choroid plexus and flows through the…
Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation
CHAPTER 208 Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation Alejandro Berenstein, Yasunari Niimi Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations (VGAMs) are arteriovenous (AV) fistulas in the choroid fissure supplied by the choroidal arteries…
Clinical Overview of Movement Disorders
CHAPTER 75 Clinical Overview of Movement Disorders Ihtsham ul Haq, Kelly D. Foote, Michael S. Okun Movement disorders are a group of conditions that arise from functional aberrations in the…
Low-Grade Gliomas
CHAPTER 121 Low-Grade Gliomas Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, and Mixed Glioma Nader Sanai, Mitchel S. Berger Epidemiology Glial tumors constitute about half of newly diagnosed primary brain tumors, with low-grade gliomas (LGGs)…
Radiosurgery of Benign Intracranial Tumors
CHAPTER 259 Radiosurgery of Benign Intracranial Tumors Jean Régis, Marc Lévêque, Frédéric Castinetti, Pierre-Hugues Roche Radiosurgery has become one of the primary modalities used for the management of intracranial tumors.1–3…
Piriformis Syndrome, Obturator Internus Syndrome, Pudendal Nerve Entrapment, and Other Pelvic Entrapments
CHAPTER 238 Piriformis Syndrome, Obturator Internus Syndrome, Pudendal Nerve Entrapment, and Other Pelvic Entrapments Aaron G. Filler, Holly Gilmer-Hill Nerve entrapments of the posterior pelvis (sciatic nerve, posterior femoral cutaneous…
Revascularization Techniques for Complex Aneurysms and Skull Base Tumors
CHAPTER 380 Revascularization Techniques for Complex Aneurysms and Skull Base Tumors Joshua R. Dusick, Nestor R. Gonzalez, Neil A. Martin After its introduction in 1967 by Donaghy and Yasargil,1 the…
Intracranial Occlusive Disease
CHAPTER 355 Intracranial Occlusive Disease Steven W. Hwang, Seon Kyu Lee, Carlos A. David Intracranial Atherosclerosis Epidemiology About 750,000 people in the United States suffer ischemic cerebrovascular events each year,…
Esthesioneuroblastoma
CHAPTER 143 Esthesioneuroblastoma Jonas M. Sheehan, John A. Jane, Sr. Esthesioneuroblastoma, first described by Berger, Luc, and Richard in 1924,1 is an uncommon neoplasm that arises from olfactory epithelium high…
Biomaterials and Biomechanics of Spinal Arthroplasty
CHAPTER 266 Biomaterials and Biomechanics of Spinal Arthroplasty Brian R. Subach, Anne G. Copay, Thomas C. Schuler The concept of artificial disk replacement is clearly not new. Documented attempts at…
