10.1055/b-0039-171767 5 Head Injury and ICU 5.1 Head Injury 5.1.1 Definitions (Table 5.1) Concussion Definition Immediate and transient alteration in brain function including mental status and level of consciousness Differences…
10.1055/b-0039-171766 4 Oncology (Brain) 4.1 Astrocytomas (Table 4.1a) Tumor Presentation/demographics Imaging/other diagnostics Other Treatment Astrocytomas with better prognosis: Grade I: Pilocytic astrocytoma Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma Grade II: Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma…
10.1055/b-0039-171768 6 Pediatric Neurosurgery 6.1 Craniosynostosis (Table 6.1) Type Presentation Diagnostics Other Treatment Deformational plagiocephaly AKA positional plagiocephaly CAUTION: must be differentiated from true suture synostosis Head has a parallelogram…
10.1055/b-0039-171770 8 Other Diseases 8.1 Hydrocephalus (Table 8.1) Definition/condition Diagnosis and comments Treatment Imaging criteria for diagnosis of hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus suspected if: Ballooning of lateral ventricles and 3rd ventricle Transependymal…
10.1055/b-0039-171769 7 Functional Neurosurgery 7.1 Pain 7.1.1 Neuralgia (Table 7.1a) Disease Presentation Diagnostics Other Treatment Trigeminal neuralgia AKA Tic Douloureux Paroxysmal, electric shooting character Triggers: eating, talking, brushing teeth, touching…
10.1055/b-0039-171772 10 Surgical Procedures 10.1 Pterional (Frontotemporal Craniotomy) 10.1.1 Basic Information (Table 10.1a) Indications Aneurysms (anterior circulation + basilar tip and superior cerebellar artery) Tumors: Extra-axial: in sphenoid, parasellar, cavernous…
10.1055/b-0039-171774 12 Neurology for Neurosurgeons 12.1 Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies (Nerve Conduction Velocity) (Table 12.1) Electromyography (EMG) Normal Abnormal No electrical activity with muscle at rest Muscle at rest:…
10.1055/b-0039-171773 11 Surgical Complications 11.1 Complications After Cranial Procedures Acute brain swelling and herniation during craniotomy (Table 11.1a ) Presentation Acute brain swelling External herniation of brain matter through craniotomy…
10.1055/b-0039-171758 39 NeuroprostheticsEric C Leuthardt, Wilson Z. Ray, Jarod L Roland Abstract Can a computer infer human intention or perception? It is now possible that it can. Devices that convert…
