Deep Intra-Axial Tumors
Indications and Preoperative Considerations • Selective deep-seated intra-axial tumors can be surgically resected with the use of a tubular retractor system that creates a controlled surgical corridor with minimal brain…
Brainstem Tumors
Indications • In general, surgical resection is preferred for accessible, symptomatic lesions with a focal growth pattern, while stereotactic biopsy is typically reserved for tumors with a diffuse growth pattern….
Trans-Sulcal Versus Transcortical Resection of Subcortical Metastases
Introduction • Metastatic lesions account for over 50% of intracranial lesions in adults. • The most common primary locations of these metastases are lung, breast, skin and large intestine. •…
Awake Craniotomy and Speech Mapping for Gliomas
Indications • Intra-axial lesions invading, or located in, eloquent areas related to the language cortex, especially in the dominant hemisphere. The infiltrative rather displacing nature of gliomas makes this approach…
Praise for Video Atlas of Neurosurgery: Contemporary Tumor and Skull Base Surgery
“The Video Atlas of Neurosurgery couples outstanding graphics and animation with intraoperative video to bring to life operative neurosurgical procedures in a way that dramatically enhances understanding. I anticipate that…
Mediastinum
Mediastinum Bernard F. Laya Mark C. Liszewski Evan J. Zucker Ricardo Restrepo Edward Y. Lee INTRODUCTION The mediastinum is located in the central chest between the right and left pleural…
Chest Wall
Chest Wall Bernard F. Laya Evan J. Zucker Mark C. Liszewski Ricardo Restrepo Edward Y. Lee INTRODUCTION The chest wall encases and protects the vital structures within the thoracic cavity….
Special Clinical Topics
Special Clinical Topics ADHD: DIAGNOSIS DIFFICULTY PAYING ATTENTION AND/OR SITTING STILL Adult-onset ADHD does not exist, only residual childhood ADHD Treatment of childhood ADHD decreases risk of adult pathology Evaluation:…
