CHAPTER 51 Malformations of Cortical Development Gregory G. Heuer, Peter B. Crino Malformations of cortical development (MCDs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal cerebral cortical cytoarchitecture. MCDs…
CHAPTER 77 Functional Imaging in Movement Disorders David J. Brooks, Nicola Pavese Positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are scintigraphic techniques that employ extremely short-lived radioisotopes…
CHAPTER 364 Cerebral Vasospasm J. Max Findlay Cerebral vasospasm is a prolonged, sometimes severe, but ultimately reversible narrowing of the cerebral arteries that begins days after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The…
CHAPTER 106 Epidemiology of Brain Tumors* James L. Fisher, Margaret Wrensch, Joseph L. Wiemels, Judith A. Schwartzbaum Descriptive Epidemiology Brain tumor incidence rates have increased over time, with the rate…
CHAPTER 245 Surgery for Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors Allen Maniker, Gaurav Gupta, Abhijit Guha Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are an uncommon variety of soft tissue sarcoma of…
CHAPTER 145 Juvenile Nasal Angiofibroma Paul Klimo, Jr., Daniel R. Boué, Corey Raffel Juvenile nasal angiofibroma (JNA) is a rare sinonasal tumor that is found almost exclusively in adolescent and…
CHAPTER 151 Sarcoidosis, Tuberculosis, and Xanthogranuloma Sherwin E. Hua, Richard E. Clatterbuck, Barney J. Stern, Prakash Sampath, Laurence D. Rhines Sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, and xanthogranuloma can occur in the central nervous…
CHAPTER 317 Transient Quadriparesis and Athletic Injuries of the Cervical Spine Jay Jagannathan, Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey Athletic injuries to the cervical spine can cause significant morbidity and…
CHAPTER 189 Experimental Hydrocephalus James P. McAllister, II In the past 20 years our understanding of the pathophysiology of hydrocephalus has advanced significantly, yet critical gaps remain. A recent position…
CHAPTER 203 Brainstem Glioma Clemens M. Schirmer, Liliana C. Goumnerova History and Definition Brainstem gliomas (BSGs) are a histologically heterogeneous group of tumors that are primarily defined by their location….
