Minimally Invasive Epilepsy Surgery
Kareem A. Zaghloul, MD, PhD, Editor Edward F. Chang, MD, Editor Refractory seizures in patients with epilepsy are associated with significant morbidity, cognitive decline, and premature death. For many patients,…
NEUROSURGERY
Medical Management of Meningiomas
Meningiomas are benign tumors of the central nervous system, with low recurrence risk for World Health Organization (WHO) grade I lesions but a high risk for WHO grade II and…
Management of Atypical and Anaplastic Meningiomas
Meningiomas are the most prevalent primary tumor of central nervous system origin and, although most neoplasms are benign, a small proportion exemplifies an aggressive profile characterized by high recurrence rates,…
Incidental Meningiomas
The number of patient imaging studies has increased because of precautious physicians ordering scans when a vague symptom is presented; subsequently, the number of incidental meningiomas detected has increased as…
The Contemporary Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Meningiomas
Meningiomas are among the most common intracranial tumors in adults. The mainstay of treatment has been extirpation. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an important option in the management of inaccessible, recurrent,…
Endoscopic Endonasal and Keyhole Surgery for the Management of Skull Base Meningiomas
The resection of anterior skull base meningiomas has traditionally been performed via pterional or unilateral/bilateral subfrontal craniotomies. The supraorbital keyhole approach and the endoscopic endonasal approach, techniques in which the…
Primary Intraosseous Meningioma
Primary intraosseous meningiomas are a subtype of primary extradural meningiomas. They represent approximately two-thirds of extradural meningiomas and fewer than 2% of meningiomas overall. These tumors originate within the bones…
Management of Spinal Meningiomas
Spinal meningiomas are the most common spinal tumors encountered in adults, and account for 6.5% of all craniospinal tumors. The treatment for these lesions is primarily surgical, but emerging modalities…
Secretory Meningiomas
Secretory meningiomas (SM) represent a rare variant of the most common benign intracranial brain tumor. Defined by the histologic appearance of eosinophilic glandular formations and periodic-acidic Schiff–positive pseudopsammoma bodies, SM…
