CHAPTER 33 Production and Flow of Cerebrospinal Fluid Conrad E. Johanson Continually generated and flowing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is vital for brain homeostasis.1 Day and night, the choroid plexus churns…
CHAPTER 37 Pathophysiology of Subdural Hematomas Brent O’Neill, Jack Wilberger, Adam Wilberger Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is frequently encountered in neurosurgical practice and occurs at a rate of 1 to…
CHAPTER 95 Brain Tumors General Considerations Henry Brem, E. Antonio Chiocca, Raymond Sawaya A century has elapsed since the early publications on the topic of brain tumors and the pioneering…
CHAPTER 53 Antiepileptic Medications Principles of Clinical Use Blaise F.D. Bourgeois Several new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have been introduced since 1993, and there is now a relatively large number of…
CHAPTER 52 Diagnosis and Classification of Seizures and Epilepsy Frank Gilliam Epilepsy is perhaps the most complex neurological disorder from a clinical and pathophysiologic perspective. Many distinct molecular changes in…
CHAPTER 86 A History of Psychosurgery Patrick M. Schweder, Garth Rees Cosgrove The surgical treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders has caused considerable controversy and debate in scientific, ethical, philosophical, and political…
CHAPTER 76 Patient Selection Criteria for Deep Brain Stimulation in Movement Disorders Ioannis U. Isaias, Michele Tagliati Successful deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for movement disorders depends on a series…
CHAPTER 71 Introduction Andres M. Lozano, Ron L. Alterman As we complete work on this edition of Youmans, the field of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery is experiencing an unprecedented period…
CHAPTER 46 Parasitic Infections Oscar H. Del Brutto, Juan J. Figueroa, Hector H. Garcia Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) affect millions of people in the developing world,…
CHAPTER 62 Standard Temporal Lobectomy William Bingaman, Imad Najm The term standard temporal lobectomy is commonly used in the medical literature but should be carefully interpreted because significant variations in…
