Anatomy and Physiology of Pain
CHAPTER 154 Anatomy and Physiology of Pain Mary M. Heinricher, Daniel R. Cleary This chapter outlines current thinking on the mechanisms and pathways for transmission and modulation of pain, with…
Surgery for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
CHAPTER 88 Surgery for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Ali R. Rezai, Andre Machado, Donald A. Malone, Jr., Benjamin Greenberg Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common psychiatric condition and is categorized as an…
Endovascular Management of Arteriovenous Malformations for Cure
CHAPTER 387 Endovascular Management of Arteriovenous Malformations for Cure Robert M. Starke, Sean D. Lavine, E. Sander Connolly, Jr., Philip M. Meyers Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are congenital vascular malformations…
Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia
CHAPTER 82 Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia Ron L. Alterman Torsion dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by twisting, repetitive movements that result in abnormal, often painful postures.1 Different muscle…
Endovascular Hunterian Ligation
CHAPTER 377 Endovascular Hunterian Ligation Raqeeb Haque, Christopher P. Kellner, Sean D. Lavine Hunterian ligation refers to one of the oldest successful interventions for arterial aneurysms—ligation of the femoral artery…
Neoplastic Meningitis
CHAPTER 137 Neoplastic Meningitis Alyx B. Porter, Kurt A. Jaeckle Neoplastic meningitis (NM; carcinomatous meningitis, leptomeningeal metastasis) is usually a late-stage complication of cancer, and most patients have active systemic…
Radiosurgery for Functional Disorders
CHAPTER 261 Radiosurgery for Functional Disorders Douglas Kondziolka, Dong Gyu Kim The origin of stereotactic radiosurgery parallels the developmental history of functional neurosurgery. Leksell initially conceived the idea of closed-skull,…
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
CHAPTER 45 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome M. Kelly Nicholas, Rimas V. Lukas, Koen van Besien Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is…
Plagiocephaly
CHAPTER 185 Plagiocephaly S. David Moss Plagiocephaly is one of several terms used historically to describe abnormal head shapes. Others include scaphocephaly, dolichocephaly, trigonocephaly, brachycephaly, and cranial scoliosis. These terms…
Spinal Cord Stimulation
CHAPTER 167 Spinal Cord Stimulation Oren Sagher, Emily Lehmann Since its development 40 years ago, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has become an increasingly used treatment for chronic pain. In one…
