CHAPTER 311 Evaluation and Management of Spinal Axis Tumors Metastatic Paul Klimo, Jr., Ganesh Rao, Laurence D. Rhines Metastatic spinal disease is becoming increasingly common. As patients survive longer as…
CHAPTER 217 Tethered Spinal Cord Fatty Filum Terminale, Meningocele Manqué, and Dermal Sinus Tracts R. Shane Tubbs, Jeffrey Pugh, John C. Wellons, III Occult spinal dysraphism (OSD) refers to a…
CHAPTER 278 Treatment of Disk and Ligamentous Diseases of the Cervical Spine Vladimir Y. Dadashev, Gerald E. Rodts, Jr. Cervical spondylosis is defined as a chronic degenerative process involving the…
CHAPTER 347 Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography and Neurosonology David W. Newell, Arthur M. Lam, Andrei V. Alexandrov Background and Principles of Ultrasonography History of Doppler Ultrasound The origins of Doppler ultrasound…
CHAPTER 241 Early Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries Allan Belzberg, Martin J. A. Malessy Nerves can be injured in a variety of ways and with a variety of consequences. The…
CHAPTER 150 Pseudotumor Cerebri Neil R. Miller Terminology The syndrome known as pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is generally thought of as a condition characterized by increased intracranial pressure (ICP) without evidence…
CHAPTER 256 Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Ajay Niranjan, Josef Novotny, Jr., Hideyuki Kano, Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford, John C. Flickinger Professor Lars Leksell first coupled an orthovoltage x-ray tube with…
CHAPTER 129 Central Nervous System Lymphoma Elizabeth R. Gerstner, Tracy T. Batchelor Lymphoma may involve the central nervous system (CNS) as an isolated brain, ocular, or leptomeningeal condition (primary CNS…
CHAPTER 191 Neuroendoscopy Yin C. Hu, Alan R. Cohen Deep-seated pathology in the intracranial compartment can provide a difficult challenge to the neurosurgeon. The adaptation of neuroendoscopy from urologic procedures…
CHAPTER 296 Spinopelvic Fixation Luis M. Tumialán, Praveen V. Mummaneni The distinct biomechanical properties of the lumbosacral spine in conjunction with the widened cancellous pedicles unique to the sacrum make…
