The Natural History of Cerebral Aneurysms
CHAPTER 360 The Natural History of Cerebral Aneurysms Gavin W. Britz, H. Richard Winn The natural history of any disease is defined as the outcome of the disease in the…
Metastatic Brain Tumors
CHAPTER 130 Metastatic Brain Tumors Frederick F. Lang, Eric L. Chang, Dima Suki, David M. Wildrick, Raymond Sawaya Brain metastases represent a significant source of morbidity and mortality in patients…
Evaluation and Management of Spinal Axis Tumors
CHAPTER 311 Evaluation and Management of Spinal Axis Tumors Metastatic Paul Klimo, Jr., Ganesh Rao, Laurence D. Rhines Metastatic spinal disease is becoming increasingly common. As patients survive longer as…
Tethered Spinal Cord
CHAPTER 217 Tethered Spinal Cord Fatty Filum Terminale, Meningocele Manqué, and Dermal Sinus Tracts R. Shane Tubbs, Jeffrey Pugh, John C. Wellons, III Occult spinal dysraphism (OSD) refers to a…
Treatment of Disk and Ligamentous Diseases of the Cervical Spine
CHAPTER 278 Treatment of Disk and Ligamentous Diseases of the Cervical Spine Vladimir Y. Dadashev, Gerald E. Rodts, Jr. Cervical spondylosis is defined as a chronic degenerative process involving the…
Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography and Neurosonology
CHAPTER 347 Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography and Neurosonology David W. Newell, Arthur M. Lam, Andrei V. Alexandrov Background and Principles of Ultrasonography History of Doppler Ultrasound The origins of Doppler ultrasound…
Early Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries
CHAPTER 241 Early Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries Allan Belzberg, Martin J. A. Malessy Nerves can be injured in a variety of ways and with a variety of consequences. The…
Pseudotumor Cerebri
CHAPTER 150 Pseudotumor Cerebri Neil R. Miller Terminology The syndrome known as pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is generally thought of as a condition characterized by increased intracranial pressure (ICP) without evidence…
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
CHAPTER 256 Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Ajay Niranjan, Josef Novotny, Jr., Hideyuki Kano, Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford, John C. Flickinger Professor Lars Leksell first coupled an orthovoltage x-ray tube with…
Central Nervous System Lymphoma
CHAPTER 129 Central Nervous System Lymphoma Elizabeth R. Gerstner, Tracy T. Batchelor Lymphoma may involve the central nervous system (CNS) as an isolated brain, ocular, or leptomeningeal condition (primary CNS…
