31 Recognition and Management of Intrathecal Baclofen Withdrawal Syndrome Ryan Dahlgren and Paul Francel Background Severe spasticity has long been known as a difficult and challenging aspect of many neurological…
2 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management of Raised Intracranial Pressure Bong-Soo Kim and Jack Jallo One of the most important and common clinical problems encountered by the neurosurgeon is increased…
21 Penetrating Spine Trauma Michael D. Martin and Christopher E. Wolfla Introduction and Epidemiology Penetrating spine trauma encompasses injury caused by firearms, both military and civilian, as well as foreign…
11 Cerebral Infectious Processes Walter A. Hall The development of an intracranial infection is dependent on the virulence of the offending organism and the immune system of the host.1 Other…
17 Acute Intervention for Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spinal Disk Disease John B. Pracyk and Vincent C. Traynelis The natural history of spinal disk disease is often benign and self-limited….
30 The Perinatal Management of a Child Born with a Myelomeningocele J. Grant Buttram Jr., Frederick A. Boop, and Charles Teo It is germane that the treatment of the child…
28 Spinal Cord Injury in Children P. David Adelson, Ricky Madhok, and John Y. Lee Trauma continues to significantly impact our society and the cost of health care within the…
10 Interventions for Acute Ischemic Stroke Michael J. Schneck, José Biller, and Christopher M. Loftus Most strokes are secondary to thromboembolic arterial occlusions.1–4 Therefore, a main goal of therapy in…
1 Assessment of Acute Loss of Consciousness Michael P. Merchut and José Biller Coma is the extreme state of unconsciousness, with an apparently “sleeping” patient unresponsive to even painful stimuli….
4 The Recognition and Management of Cerebral Herniation Syndromes Brian T. Andrews One of the most abrupt and dreaded complications of intracranial pathology arises when there is herniation of brain…
