Carotid Endarterectomy
CHAPTER 350 Carotid Endarterectomy Michael J. Link, Kelly D. Flemming, Fredric B. Meyer Treatment of carotid occlusive disease, in particular by carotid endarterectomy (CEA), is unique among neurosurgical procedures in…
Endovascular Approaches to Intracranial Aneurysms
CHAPTER 374 Endovascular Approaches to Intracranial Aneurysms Felipe C. Albuquerque, Cameron G. McDougall The past 30 years have witnessed landmark advances in the endovascular management of intracranial aneurysms.1,2 These advances…
Pediatric Spondylolisthesis
CHAPTER 286 Pediatric Spondylolisthesis Davis L. Reames, Christopher I. Shaffrey Spondylolisthesis was first described more than 200 years ago when a Belgian obstetrician combined the Greek roots for vertebra (spondylos)…
Neurotology
CHAPTER 14 Neurotology P. Ashley Wackym, Christina L. Runge-Samuelson The otolaryngologic subspecialty of otology, neurotology, and cranial base surgery has a focus on the anatomy, physiology, and abnormalities of the…
Radiologic Features of Central Nervous System Tumors
CHAPTER 109 Radiologic Features of Central Nervous System Tumors Michael A. Kraut, Nafi Aygun, David M. Yousem Principles of Diagnosis by Neuroradiology Advanced Imaging Techniques Determining where an intracranial lesion…
Thoracolumbar Trauma
CHAPTER 319 Thoracolumbar Trauma Ryan Janicki, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Brian K. Kwon The incidence of thoracolumbar spine injuries after blunt trauma is approximately 2% to 7.5%.1–4 Nineteen percent to 50%…
Traumatic and Penetrating Head Injuries
CHAPTER 336 Traumatic and Penetrating Head Injuries Bizhan Aarabi, Rocco Armonda, Randy S. Bell, Frederick L. Stephens Penetrating brain injury (PBI) is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by low-velocity…
Basic Principles of Spinal Internal Fixation
CHAPTER 291 Basic Principles of Spinal Internal Fixation Steven D. Chang, Neil R. Crawford, Volker K.H. Sonntag, Curtis A. Dickman In the spine there are 28 vertebrae: 7 cervical vertebrae,…
Craniosynostosis
CHAPTER 182 Craniosynostosis John A. Persing, John A. Jane, Sr., Joseph H. Piatt, Jr. Although skull shape irregularity has been recognized since antiquity, the study of abnormal skull growth related…
Fractionated Radiation Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumors
CHAPTER 250 Fractionated Radiation Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumors George M. Cannon, Minesh P. Mehta External beam radiation therapy (RT) plays a major role in the management of both primary…
