15 APPROACH TO CONVERSION DISORDER APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH CONVERSION DISORDER Patients with medically unexplained symptoms account for a significant proportion of neurological consultations.1 Such symptoms may include abnormal…
14 PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES IN TOURETTE SYNDROME INTRODUCTION Tourette syndrome (TS) is considered to be a neuropsychiatric illness. Studies have shown that up to 88% of individuals display psychiatric comorbidity or…
1 THE BODY LANGUAGE OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS Movement is controlled by a highly evolved and sophisticated system of interacting circuits in the nervous system that allow human thought to be…
11 THE PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT INTRODUCTION Psychiatric disorders are frequently encountered in patients with movement disorders and often mask or exacerbate neurological complaints. Conducting a psychiatric interview can be a daunting…
2 Anatomy of the Skull Base and Related Structures: Elements of Surgical Anatomy Skull Definitions The skull has two components: Neurocranium (“braincase”): houses the brain. Splanchnocranium (or viscerocranium): formed by…
22 Posterior Skull Base Surgery Posterior Skull Base Review the anatomy of the posterior fossa and cerebellopontine angle (CPA) in Chapter 2 and see Fig. 2.9, page 30. Surgical conditions…
14 Transcranial Approaches to the Skull Base 14.1 Presurgical Considerations Regarding the Approach When deciding on a surgical approach to the skull base, the surgeon must consider the lesion, the…
23 Extracranial Tumors Involving the Skull Base Skull base tumors comprise a variety of different pathologies whose management requires a multidisciplinary approach. Although intracranial tumors may initially present to the…
16 Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approaches Indications 1. Tumors and lesions involving the sella, parasellar regions, and suprasellar region 2. Lesions in the frontal fossa, clivus, petrous apex, and foramen magnum (extended…
