Posterior Thoracic Instrumentation
CHAPTER 301 Posterior Thoracic Instrumentation James M. Schuster, Neil R. Malhotra The insertion of spinal instrumentation, especially pedicle screws, in the thoracic spine can be one of the most challenging…
Infections of the Spine
CHAPTER 276 Infections of the Spine Dennis G. Vollmer, Nitin Tandon Infections of the spinal axis have been recognized throughout history. Evidence of tubercular disease of the spine has been…
Anterior Thoracic Instrumentation
CHAPTER 300 Anterior Thoracic Instrumentation Omar N. Syed, Paul C. McCormick, Michael G. Kaiser Reconstruction of the anterior thoracic spine has dramatically changed in the past several decades. The early…
General and Historical Considerations of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery
CHAPTER 247 General and Historical Considerations of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Mark E. Linskey, Jeffrey V. Kuo, James K.C. Liu In the little more than a century since its discovery, ionizing…
Classification of Spinal Arteriovenous Lesions
CHAPTER 395 Classification of Spinal Arteriovenous Lesions Arteriovenous Fistulas and Arteriovenous Malformations Shervin R. Dashti, Maria Toledo, Louis J. Kim, Robert F. Spetzler Spinal arteriovenous lesions are a collection of…
Myelomeningocele and Myelocystocele
CHAPTER 214 Myelomeningocele and Myelocystocele Todd C. Hankinson, Richard C.E. Anderson, Neil A. Feldstein Myelomeningocele is a manifestation of a generalized malformation of the central nervous system (CNS) that occurs…
Molecular Imaging of the Brain with Positron Emission Tomography
CHAPTER 20 Molecular Imaging of the Brain with Positron Emission Tomography William P. Melega, Antonio A.F. De Salles Advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of diseases are providing…
Trigeminal Schwannomas
CHAPTER 144 Trigeminal Schwannomas M. Necmettin Pamir, Koray Özduman Epidemiology and History Trigeminal schwannomas (TSs) are benign, slow-growing tumors arising from the peripheral nerve sheath of the trigeminal nerve. Although…
Surgical Decision Making for the Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms
CHAPTER 362 Surgical Decision Making for the Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms Leif-Erik Bohman, H. Richard Winn, Peter D. LeRoux There are two ideal and equal goals in the treatment of…
Cerebral Venous and Sinus Thrombosis
CHAPTER 357 Cerebral Venous and Sinus Thrombosis Kenneth C. Liu, Bronwyn E. Hamilton, Stanley L. Barnwell History and Clinical Significance Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a pathologic condition encompassing thrombosis…
