Chapter 98 Interstitial and LINAC-Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases∗ Guido Nikkhah, Jaroslaw Maciaczyk, Thomas Reithmeier, Michael Trippel, Marcus O. Pinsker Brain metastases are diagnosed in approximately 20% to 40% of patients…
Chapter 116 Novel Targets in Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders Steven Ojemann, Oszkar Szentirmai, Gidon Felsen The surgical treatment of movement disorders has evolved considerably over the last 15…
Chapter 117 Molecular Therapies for Movement Disorders Michael J. Nanaszko, Michael G. Kaplitt Movement disorders, such as Parkinson disease (PD), are currently treated pharmacologically by systemic administration of drugs that…
Chapter 115 Cervical Dystonia and Spasmodic Torticollis Indications and Techniques John Yianni, Dipankar Nandi, Tipu Aziz History of Dystonic Conditions One of the earliest descriptions of dystonia was recorded by…
Chapter 97 Management of Shunt Infections Claudio Yampolsky, Pablo Ajler Hydrocephalus is one of the most common conditions in neurosurgical practice. Hydrocephalus prevalence in childhood ranges from 0.5 to 1…
Chapter 50 Multimodal Treatment of Orbital Tumors Shaan M. Raza, Alfredo QuiÑones-Hinojosa, Prem S. Subramanian The surgical management of intraorbital tumors requires a thorough understanding of not only orbital anatomy…
Chapter 88 Endovascular Treatment of Extracranial Occlusive Disease Henry Moyle, Aman Patel Stroke is currently the third leading cause of death in the United States.1 Carotid occlusive disease is the…
Chapter 68 Management of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Vikram V. Nayar, K.a.i. Frerichs, Arthur L. Day Subarachnoid hemorrhage, when caused by the rupture of an intracranial aneurysm, has a mortality rate…
Chapter 67 Management of Dissections of the Carotid and Vertebral Arteries Gregory J. Velat, Brian L. Hoh, Christopher S. Ogilvy Arterial dissection is an important cause of stroke. The symptomatology,…
Figure 5.1 Axial T2-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) scans of a 56-year-old patient affected by nfvPPA, showing an enlargement of the left lateral ventricle and the frontal subarachnoid spaces bilaterally,…
