Chapter 127 Mesencephalic Tractotomy and Anterolateral Cordotomy for Intractable Pain Kostas N. Fountas, Eftychia Z. Kapsalaki, Joseph R. Smith The management of pharmacoresistant pain of cancerous or noncancerous origin constitutes…
Chapter 198 Nerve Transfers: Indications and Techniques Manish S. Sharma, Allen T. Bishop, Alexander Y. Shin, Robert J. Spinner Traumatic brachial plexus injuries (BPIs) produce psychologically and functionally devastating handicaps…
Chapter 86 Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations Rohan Chitale, Pascal M. Jabbour, L. Fernando Gonzalez, Robert H. Rosenwasser, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris Significant developments in the management and treatment of…
Chapter 80 Surgical Management of Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Mohsen Javadpour, M. Christopher Wallace Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are abnormal arteriovenous shunts within the dural leaflets. They are usually located…
Chapter 204 Management of Cranial Nerve Injuries Khaled M. Aziz, Alexander K. Yu, Douglas Chen, Raymond F. Sekula, Jr. The incidence of traumatic cranial nerve injury is approximately 5% to…
Chapter 190 Management of Primary Malignant Tumors of the Osseous Spine Alessandro Gasbarrini, Stefano Bandiera, Luca Amendola, Joseph Schwab, Stefano Boriani Primary tumors of the spine are exceedingly rare. Owing…
Chapter 30 Management of Pineal Region Tumors Jeffrey N. Bruce Pineal region tumors encompass a diverse group of tumors that can arise from pineal parenchymal cells, supporting cells of the…
Chapter 167 Percutaneous Placement of Lumbar Pedicle Screws Indications and Techniques Daniel C. Lu, Kevin T. Foley Introduction The use of pedicle screws for spinal stabilization has become increasingly popular…
Chapter 100 CyberKnife Radiosurgery for Spinal Neoplasms Robert E. Lieberson, Ake Hansasuta, Robert Dodd, Steven D. Chang, John R. Adler, Jr. The successes of cranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) inspired the…
Chapter 145 Spinal Infections Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Spinal Epidural Abscess Sunil Jeswani, Doniel Drazin, Ali Shirzadi, Paula Eboli, Debraj Mukherjee, Frank L. Acosta Introduction The surgeon is frequently called upon…
