Microsurgery of Basilar Apex Aneurysms
CHAPTER 373 Microsurgery of Basilar Apex Aneurysms Bernard R. Bendok, Daniel L. Surdell, Arun K. Sherma, H. Hunt Batjer Basilar Apex Project The surgical management of basilar apex aneurysms remains…
Therapeutic Decision Making
CHAPTER 385 Therapeutic Decision Making Michael Morgan Therapeutic decision making for “true,” or parenchymal, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain is a complex process requiring analysis of the multiple pathways…
Spinal Cord Tumors in Adults
CHAPTER 309 Spinal Cord Tumors in Adults Alfred T. Ogden, Theodore H. Schwartz, Paul C. McCormick Spinal cord tumors account for about 15% of central nervous system neoplasms,1 and most…
Ablative Surgery for Spasticity
CHAPTER 90 Ablative Surgery for Spasticity Marc Sindou, Patrick Mertens Spasticity can be defined as a velocity-dependent resistance to passive movement of a joint and its associated musculature. Spasticity is…
Acoustic Neuroma
CHAPTER 133 Acoustic Neuroma Scott A. Meyer, Kalmon D. Post History In 1777, the first reported pathologic case of an acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) was made in an autopsy report…
Neurovascular Imaging
CHAPTER 348 Neurovascular Imaging William W. Ashley, Jr., Roger Lichtenbaum, Fady T. Charbel Moniz performed the first cerebral angiogram in 1927.1,2 Since that time, neurovascular imaging has undergone rapid evolution….
Prognosis after Traumatic Brain Injury
CHAPTER 340 Prognosis after Traumatic Brain Injury Andrew I.R. Maas, Doortje C. Engel, Hester Lingsma No head injury is too severe to be despaired of, nor too trivial to be…
Craniopagus Twins
CHAPTER 180 Craniopagus Twins Samuel R. Browd, James Tait Goodrich, Marion L. Walker Craniopagus twins represent one of the rarest and most complex congenital anomalies seen in pediatric neurosurgery. It…
Microsurgery of Vertebral Artery, Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery, and Vertebrobasilar Junction Aneurysms
CHAPTER 371 Microsurgery of Vertebral Artery, Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery, and Vertebrobasilar Junction Aneurysms Eric C. Chang, Brian L. Hoh, Christopher S. Ogilvy Clinical Significance Vertebral artery, posterior inferior cerebellar…
Extracranial Vertebral Artery Diseases
CHAPTER 354 Extracranial Vertebral Artery Diseases Fady T. Charbel, Ali Alaraj, Sepideh Amin-Hanjani Historical Background As early as 1844, Quain1 described the anatomy and operative surgery of the extracranial vertebral…
