Hemangioblastomas
CHAPTER 128 Hemangioblastomas Russell R. Lonser, Edward H. Oldfield Hemangioblastomas originate nearly exclusively from central nervous system tissues and are rarely found in the peripheral nervous system. They occur sporadically…
Nucleoplasty and Posterior Dynamic Stabilization Systems
CHAPTER 295 Nucleoplasty and Posterior Dynamic Stabilization Systems Joel A. Bauman, Boyle C. Cheng, William C. Welch Nucleoplasty Lumbar disk disease is a pervasive problem throughout industrialized countries. Both radiculopathy…
Birth Brachial Plexus Injury
CHAPTER 213 Birth Brachial Plexus Injury T.S. Park, Alexander K. Powers Pediatric obstetric brachial plexus palsy results from injury to one or more cervical and thoracic nerve roots (C5-T1) before,…
Supratentorial Hemispheric Tumors
CHAPTER 199 Supratentorial Hemispheric Tumors Neal Luther, Mark M. Souweidane Hemispheric neoplasms account for 25% of all primary brain tumors in children beyond infancy.1 This chapter discusses supratentorial hemispheric tumors,…
Treatment Applications of Cortical Stimulation
CHAPTER 93 Treatment Applications of Cortical Stimulation Jay L. Shils, Jeffrey E. Arle Since initial reports in the early 1990s, motor cortical stimulation (MCS) of the primary motor cortex (M1)…
Adult Moyamoya Disease
CHAPTER 356 Adult Moyamoya Disease Yasuhiro Yonekawa, Yasushi Takagi, Nadia Khan Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare chronic cerebrovascular disease characterized by stenosis-occlusion of the bilateral internal carotid arteries (ICAs)…
Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
CHAPTER 120 Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Won Kim, Linda M. Liau The field of neurosurgery has always been one in which the accuracy of its procedures is closely linked to…
Achondroplasia and Other Dwarfisms
CHAPTER 219 Achondroplasia and Other Dwarfisms Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., Daniele Rigamonti, Edward S. Ahn Hypochondroplasia, achondroplasia, and thanatophoric dysplasia are clinically related skeletal dysplasias caused by gain-of-function mutations of…
Secondary Procedures for Brachial Plexus Injuries
CHAPTER 242 Secondary Procedures for Brachial Plexus Injuries Huan Wang, Alexander Y. Shin, Allen T. Bishop, Robert J. Spinner Restoring motor function after brachial plexus injury is challenging. Despite advances…
Acute Medical Management of Ischemic/Hemorrhagic Stroke
CHAPTER 344 Acute Medical Management of Ischemic/Hemorrhagic Stroke Thomas M. Hemmen, Justin A. Zivin Stroke is the second most common cause of mortality in people 60 years and older worldwide.1…
