Corpus Callosotomy: Indications and Techniques
Chapter 112 Corpus Callosotomy Indications and Techniques Edward F. Chang, Nathan C. Rowland, Nicholas M. Barbaro In 1940, William P. van Wagenen and R. Yorke Herren described a small series…
NEUROSURGERY
Deep Brain Stimulation for Pain
Chapter 126 Deep Brain Stimulation for Pain Patrick Senatus, Daniel Condit Deep brain stimulation (DBS), or electric subcortical stimulation, illustrates functional neurosurgical intervention with stereotactic placement of electrodes into target…
Orbitozygomatic Infratemporal Approach to Parasellar Meningiomas
Chapter 53 Orbitozygomatic Infratemporal Approach to Parasellar Meningiomas Kenji Ohata, Takeo Goto Lesions located high in the parasellar region and the interpeduncular fossa are challenging and often difficult to approach,…
Endovascular Treatment of Head and Neck Bleeding
Chapter 92 Endovascular Treatment of Head and Neck Bleeding Alexandros D. Zouzias, Paul Schmitt, Chirag D. Gandhi, Charles J. Prestigiacomo The role of endovascular therapy in the treatment of neurologic…
Interstitial and LINAC-Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases
Chapter 98 Interstitial and LINAC-Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases∗ Guido Nikkhah, Jaroslaw Maciaczyk, Thomas Reithmeier, Michael Trippel, Marcus O. Pinsker Brain metastases are diagnosed in approximately 20% to 40% of patients…
Novel Targets in Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders
Chapter 116 Novel Targets in Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders Steven Ojemann, Oszkar Szentirmai, Gidon Felsen The surgical treatment of movement disorders has evolved considerably over the last 15…
Molecular Therapies for Movement Disorders
Chapter 117 Molecular Therapies for Movement Disorders Michael J. Nanaszko, Michael G. Kaplitt Movement disorders, such as Parkinson disease (PD), are currently treated pharmacologically by systemic administration of drugs that…
Cervical Dystonia and Spasmodic Torticollis: Indications and Techniques
Chapter 115 Cervical Dystonia and Spasmodic Torticollis Indications and Techniques John Yianni, Dipankar Nandi, Tipu Aziz History of Dystonic Conditions One of the earliest descriptions of dystonia was recorded by…
Management of Shunt Infections
Chapter 97 Management of Shunt Infections Claudio Yampolsky, Pablo Ajler Hydrocephalus is one of the most common conditions in neurosurgical practice. Hydrocephalus prevalence in childhood ranges from 0.5 to 1…
Multimodal Treatment of Orbital Tumors
Chapter 50 Multimodal Treatment of Orbital Tumors Shaan M. Raza, Alfredo QuiÑones-Hinojosa, Prem S. Subramanian The surgical management of intraorbital tumors requires a thorough understanding of not only orbital anatomy…
