CHAPTER 22 Avoidance of Complications in Neurosurgery Nirit Weiss, Kalmon D. Post As with all neurosurgical procedures, avoidance of complications is as important as treatment of disease. In general, avoidance…
CHAPTER 11 Neurosurgical Epidemiology and Outcomes Assessment Hugh Garton, Frederick G. Barker, II, Stephen J. Haines In this chapter we focus on the application of statistical and epidemiologic principles to…
CHAPTER 3 Molecular Biology Primer for Neurosurgeons Kevin Y. Miyashiro, James Eberwine Commenting on the structure and connections of neurons during his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Medicine,…
CHAPTER 50 Animal Models of Epilepsy Maria Elisa Calcagnotto, Scott C. Baraban Epilepsy affects a sizable proportion of the population worldwide and is responsible for a heavy social and economic…
CHAPTER 48 Epilepsy Surgery Overview Guy M. McKhann, II, Matthew A. Howard, III Neurological surgery has played an important role in the management of patients with epilepsy throughout the history…
CHAPTER 8 Blood-Brain Barrier Shahid M. Nimjee, Gerald A. Grant, H. Richard Winn, Damir Janigro The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a “neurovascular unit” composed of microvascular endothelium, basement membrane, neurons,…
CHAPTER 9 Cerebral Edema Robert J. Weil, Edward H. Oldfield Overview and Historical Background Cerebral edema represents the accumulation of excess fluid in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the…
CHAPTER 21 Neuroanesthesia Preoperative Evaluation Deepak Sharma, Arthur M. Lam The neuroanesthesiologist’s goals can be divided into three periods—the preoperative period: (1) prepare the patient and family for the planned…
CHAPTER 25 Surgical Planning Overview Martin Weiss, Gabriel Zada, Alexander A. Khalessi Comprehensive planning represents an axiomatic prerequisite for any neurosurgical procedure. “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail” holds…
CHAPTER 23 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Vincent Y. Wang, Geoffrey T. Manley Historical Perspective The importance of intracranial pressure (ICP) was first recognized by Alexander Monro more than 200 years ago…
