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…
CHAPTER 270 Concepts of Disk Degeneration and Regeneration Jonathon R. Ball, R. John Hurlbert The intervertebral disk undergoes structural changes from birth through old age. The change in tissues to…
CHAPTER 146 Osseous Tumors Ganesh Rao Lesions involving the skull and skull base that form from osseous elements may be classified as non-neoplastic, benign, or malignant. These tumors may also…
CHAPTER 363 Perioperative Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Julian Spears, R. Loch Macdonald, Bryce Weir Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a pathologic condition that exists when blood enters the subarachnoid space. SAH…
CHAPTER 197 Choroid Plexus Tumors Bruce A. Kaufman Clinical Background As a group, the choroid plexus tumors can be a great challenge to treat. The risks associated with their surgical…
CHAPTER 368 Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms Judy Huang, Anand V. Germanwala, Rafael J. Tamargo Surgical Management of Anterior Communicating Artery and Proximal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms Landmark clinical studies have…
CHAPTER 321 Osteoporotic Fractures Evaluation and Treatment with Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty R. Webster Crowley, H. Kwang Yeoh, M. Sean McKisic, Rod J. Oskouian, Jr., Aaron S. Dumont The impact of…
CHAPTER 202 Cerebellar Astrocytomas Leslie N. Sutton Cerebellar astrocytoma is one of the most common neoplasms of the brain in childhood and one of the most rewarding for neurosurgeons to…
CHAPTER 361 Pathobiology of Intracranial Aneurysms Teresa Santiago-Sim, Dong H. Kim Aneurysms are classified according to their shape and pathogenesis. Saccular aneurysms are berry-shaped or multilobed outpouchings on a blood…
CHAPTER 142 Neoplasms of the Paranasal Sinuses Daryl R. Fourney , Lissa Ogieglo, Franco DeMonte Sinonasal neoplasms constitute a rare group of tumors in Western society. They account for only 0.2%…
