Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. With the aging population, increased use of anticoagulants, and changing racial and ethnic landscape of the United States, the…
NEUROSURGERY
Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury in the Neurocritical Care Unit
Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with widespread disturbances not only affecting neurologic function but also leading to hemodynamic instability and respiratory failure. Traumatic SCI rarely occurs in isolation,…
Managing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Neurocritical Care Unit
Patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage who survive the initial hemorrhage require complex interventions to occlude the aneurysm, typically followed by a prolonged intensive care unit and hospital course to manage…
Neurocritical Care in Neurosurgery
Paul A. Nyquist, MD, MPH, FCCM, FAHA, FANA, Editor Marek A. Mirski, MD, PhD, Editor Rafael J. Tamargo, MD, Editor Neurosurgery is a technologically sophisticated interdisciplinary specialty. Neurologic centers of excellence…
Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious disorder that is all too common. TBI ranges in severity from mild concussion to a severe life-threatening state. Across this spectrum, rational therapeutic approaches…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Epilepsy and Functional Disorders
Stereotactic radiosurgery is used for many indications. In functional neurosurgery, it is used to modulate the function of axons, neurons, and related brain circuits. In this article, indications, current techniques,…
Radiosurgical Management of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Over the past several decades, stereotactic radiosurgery has become a viable noninvasive treatment option for patients with trigeminal neuralgia. The scientific literature regarding the radiosurgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia has…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Intracranial Gliomas
This article presents an overview of stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial glioma. It assists readers in reviewing up-to-date literature on this topic and determining indications of radiosurgery in the treatment of…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases
The authors discuss the results of Gamma Knife (Elekta AB, Stockholm, Sweden) radiosurgery (GKS) for brain metastases based on their retrospective review of 2645 cases. All patients were treated according…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
Depending on their location and angioarchitecture, intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVF) pose various neurologic symptoms as well as a risk of intracranial hemorrhage. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), microsurgery, and embolization play…
