CHAPTER 387 Endovascular Management of Arteriovenous Malformations for Cure Robert M. Starke, Sean D. Lavine, E. Sander Connolly, Jr., Philip M. Meyers Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are congenital vascular malformations…
CHAPTER 82 Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia Ron L. Alterman Torsion dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by twisting, repetitive movements that result in abnormal, often painful postures.1 Different muscle…
CHAPTER 377 Endovascular Hunterian Ligation Raqeeb Haque, Christopher P. Kellner, Sean D. Lavine Hunterian ligation refers to one of the oldest successful interventions for arterial aneurysms—ligation of the femoral artery…
CHAPTER 137 Neoplastic Meningitis Alyx B. Porter, Kurt A. Jaeckle Neoplastic meningitis (NM; carcinomatous meningitis, leptomeningeal metastasis) is usually a late-stage complication of cancer, and most patients have active systemic…
CHAPTER 261 Radiosurgery for Functional Disorders Douglas Kondziolka, Dong Gyu Kim The origin of stereotactic radiosurgery parallels the developmental history of functional neurosurgery. Leksell initially conceived the idea of closed-skull,…
CHAPTER 45 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome M. Kelly Nicholas, Rimas V. Lukas, Koen van Besien Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is…
CHAPTER 185 Plagiocephaly S. David Moss Plagiocephaly is one of several terms used historically to describe abnormal head shapes. Others include scaphocephaly, dolichocephaly, trigonocephaly, brachycephaly, and cranial scoliosis. These terms…
CHAPTER 167 Spinal Cord Stimulation Oren Sagher, Emily Lehmann Since its development 40 years ago, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has become an increasingly used treatment for chronic pain. In one…
CHAPTER 226 Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy for Cerebral Palsy Leland Albright Baclofen, chlorophenyl, cyclohexyl Îł-aminobutyric acid, is a GABAB agonist originally synthesized for evaluation as an anticonvulsant. It was found to…
CHAPTER 228 Dystonia in Children Leland Albright Definition and Pathophysiology Dystonia is an involuntary movement disorder characterized by sustained or intermittent muscle contractions that cause twisting and repetitive movements, abnormal…
