Molecular Basis of Nociception
CHAPTER 155 Molecular Basis of Nociception Thomas K. Baumann This chapter describes the cellular and molecular substrate of nociception. Nociception comprises the afferent activity that is produced in the peripheral…
NEUROSURGERY
Bone Metabolism and Osteoporosis and Its Effects on Spinal Disease and Surgical Treatments
CHAPTER 271 Bone Metabolism and Osteoporosis and Its Effects on Spinal Disease and Surgical Treatments Michael Y. Wang, Daniel J. Hoh Bone physiology as it relates to mineralization and resorption…
Radiosurgery of Malignant Tumors
CHAPTER 258 Radiosurgery of Malignant Tumors Gregory J.A. Murad, William A. Friedman The management of patients diagnosed with malignant brain tumors is wide ranging. Depending on the primary pathology of…
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
CHAPTER 352 Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Gregory G. Heuer, Robert W. Hurst, Peter D. LeRoux Blunt injury to the carotid or vertebral vessels (blunt cerebrovascular injury) is uncommon and is diagnosed…
Cerebrospinal Fluid Devices
CHAPTER 192 Cerebrospinal Fluid Devices Richard J. Edwards, James Drake Insertion of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) devices for the management of hydrocephalus is one of the most common procedures performed in…
Emerging and Experimental Neurosurgical Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease
CHAPTER 84 Emerging and Experimental Neurosurgical Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease Scellig Stone, Karim Mukhida, Andres M. Lozano Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects more than 1 million North Americans, including approximately…
Cervical Spine Disorders in Children
CHAPTER 220 Cervical Spine Disorders in Children Nicholas M. Wetjen, Douglas L. Brockmeyer The true prevalence of congenital abnormalities of the cervical spine is unknown, although the incidence is probably…
Optic Pathway Hypothalamic Gliomas
CHAPTER 195 Optic Pathway Hypothalamic Gliomas Tadanori Tomita, Avinash Mohan Optic pathway hypothalamic gliomas (OPHGs) are included as one of the representative childhood supratentorial tumors. They represent 1% of all…
Cervical Arthroplasty
CHAPTER 293 Cervical Arthroplasty Sanjay S. Dhall, Daniel C. Lu, Regis W. Haid, Praveen V. Mummaneni Evolution of Cervical Arthroplasty Anterior cervical diskectomy with fusion (ACDF) has been the “gold…
Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Intractable Epilepsy
CHAPTER 67 Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Intractable Epilepsy James E. Baumgartner, Gretchen K. Von Allmen Since receiving Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 1997, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) delivered…
