Fig. 5.1 (a) Variable phenotypes of NF2 with bilateral schwannomas with brainstem compression. (b) Auditory function in NF2. At presentation to the neurosurgeon In those ears observed for some time,…
Fig. 11.1 Detection of the transporter VGluT1 in lysates obtained from surgically reinnervated muscle endplates of animals with a positive or negative response to electrical stimulation. In contrast to the…
Fig. 8.1 Preoperative axial, coronal, and sagittal post-contrast T1 volumetric MRI depicting 9 mm homogenously enhancing extra-axial lesion ventral to the medulla Fig. 8.2 Intraoperative photographs. (a) Microscope view depicting…
Fig. 43.1 Syringomyelia from an arachnoid cyst. MR-T2-weighted sagittal image with no obvious pathology seen (left); MR-3D-true-fisp-weighted sagittal image (CISS sequence) with visualisation of an arachnoid cyst compressing the spinal…
Fig. 3.1 Marker expression of primary meningioma cell cultures. Positive immunoreactivity appears as green staining (Alexa Fluor 488). (a) vimentin; (b) CD44; (c) EMA. Original magnification 20× 3.1.2 Immunocytochemical Staining…
Fig. 16.1 Frontolateral approach (drawing). The craniotomy is performed through a burr hole at the orbital button of the frontal bone behind the anterior temporal line 16.6.2 Bifrontal Approach The…
Fig. 2.1 Patients (n = 197) for deep-brain stimulation. STN Subthalamic nucleus, VIM ventral intermediate nucleus, GPI globus pallidus internus Table 2.1 Parameter settings for deep-brain stimulation Parameter VIM GPI STN Frequency…
Fig. 35.1 (a, b) Sagittal MRI of a patient with TCS. An associated lipoma in the lumbar spine had been operated on several years ago. While the nerve roots of…
Fig. 7.1 SpineAssist setup. Preoperative CT-based planning of the transpedicular screws (a), intraoperative oblique fluoroscopy for referencing the SpineAssist robot (b), SpineAssist positioned on the bed mount angulating the screw…
Fig. 4.1 Schemes of the dorsal loop of the BG. (a) The BG circuitry in normal brain. (b) The BG with degeneration of DA neurons in the SNc and with…
