CHAPTER 19 Physiologic Evaluation of the Brain with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Amish H. Doshi, Pascal Bou-Haidar, Bradley N. Delman Although the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences provided largely anatomic…
CHAPTER 365 Surgical Approaches to Intracranial Aneurysms Gregory G. Heuer, Michael T. Lawton, H. Richard Winn, Peter D. LeRoux Intracranial aneurysms can be occluded using direct surgical techniques, endovascular approaches,…
CHAPTER 275 Evaluation, Indications, and Techniques of Revision Spine Surgery Robert F. Heary, Reza J. Karimi Revision spine operations are increasingly being performed and pose a unique set of challenges…
CHAPTER 80 Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease Alim Louis Benabid, John Mitrofanis, Stéphan Chabardés, Eric Seigneuret, Napoleon Torres, Brigitte Piallat, Abdelhamid Benazzouz, Valerie Fraix, Paul Krack, Pierre Pollak,…
CHAPTER 388 Microsurgical Management of Arteriovenous Malformations Thomas Kretschmer, Roberto C. Heros This chapter is intended to address aspects that are found to be most relevant when attempting to treat…
CHAPTER 318 Diagnosis and Management of Thoracic Spine Fractures Nestor D. Tomycz, David O. Okonkwo The thoracic spine between T1 and T10 is unique in that considerable stiffness and stability…
CHAPTER 139 Overview of Skull Base Tumors Mario Ammirati, Hekmat Zarzour Classification A practical classification of skull base tumors divides them into benign and malignant neoplasms. Meningiomas, pituitary tumors, and…
CHAPTER 148 Skull Tumors Eric G. St. Clair, Ian E. McCutcheon Tumors of the skull make up a small but significant portion of neurosurgical practice. These lesions may be primary…
CHAPTER 240 Management of Acute Peripheral Nerve Injuries Thomas Kretschmer, Rolfe Birch The biologic imperative: the sooner the cell body is reconnected the better. It is important to have at…
CHAPTER 255 Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery Technical Aspects Antonio A.F. De Salles, Alessandra A. Gorgulho, Nzhde Agazaryan The idea of focusing external beam radiation to concentrate the dose on the pathology…
