CHAPTER 184 Endoscopic Treatment of Craniosynostosis David F. Jimenez, Constance M. Barone Definitive treatment of infants with craniosynostosis continues to be surgical in nature. The ultimate corrective goal remains achievement…
CHAPTER 216 Split Spinal Cord Zachary N. Litvack, Nathan R. Selden Descriptions of split cord malformation (SCM) appeared in the medical literature as early as the 17th century.1,2 Historically, the…
CHAPTER 237 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Charles P. Toussaint, Eric L. Zager The term thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) encompasses multiple separate entities that result from compression of elements of the brachial…
CHAPTER 134 Pituitary Tumors Functioning and Nonfunctioning John A. Jane, Jr., Kamal Thapar, Edward R. Laws, Jr. Weighing in at a mere 0.6 g, the pituitary is at first glance a…
CHAPTER 392 Natural History of Cavernous Malformations Joseph M. Zabramski, Iman Feiz-Erfan Before the availability of modern imaging technology, cavernous malformations were considered rare lesions. In 1976, Voigt and Yasargil…
CHAPTER 119 Endoscopic Approaches to Brain Tumors Peter Nakaji, Charles Teo Neuroendoscopy has a major and growing role to play in the management of intracranial tumors. For selected cases, especially…
CHAPTER 122 Malignant Gliomas Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Gliosarcoma Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Thomas Kosztowski, Henry Brem Malignant astrocytomas, which include anaplastic astrocytoma (AA, World Health Organization [WHO] grade III) (Fig. 122-1,…
CHAPTER 115 Basic Principles of Cranial Surgery for Brain Tumors Jon D. Weingart, Henry Brem Preoperative Evaluation and Management The initial evaluation of a patient with a brain tumor includes…
CHAPTER 370 Surgical Management of Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms Alexander M. Mason, C. Michael Cawley, Daniel L. Barrow The middle cerebral artery (MCA) originates at the bifurcation of the internal…
CHAPTER 91 Management of Spasticity by Central Nervous System Infusion Techniques Richard D. Penn, Daniel M. Corcos Chronic intrathecal infusion of baclofen has been extremely successful in the treatment of…
