CHAPTER 16 Neuropsychological Testing Jordan Grafman Neuropsychological testing as practiced by neuropsychologists is an important, some might say necessary, adjunct to most neurosurgical practices. Neuropsychology has both a clinical and…
CHAPTER 5 Stem Cell Biology in the Central Nervous System Philip J. Horner, Samuel E. Nutt In a series of papers published in the 1960s, Joseph Altman and colleagues reported…
CHAPTER 12 Altered Consciousness Nicholas D. Schiff Altered consciousness after brain injury is associated with several clinical syndromes, including coma, vegetative state (VS), minimally conscious state (MCS), akinetic mutism, and…
Chapter 10 Radiographic Evaluation of Spinal Canal Tumors Talia Vertinsky, Mahesh V. Jayaraman, Barton Lane INTRODUCTION Imaging of spinal canal tumors and tumor-like masses has been revolutionized by the advent…
Chapter 9 Radiographic Evaluation of Lesions within the Vertebrae Talia Vertinsky, Mahesh V. Jayaraman, Huy M. Do Radiographic evaluation of vertebral body lesions has three goals: (1) to identify lesions,…
Chapter 3 Epidural Malignant Tumors Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Terri Haddix 1 Lymphoma 2 Osteosarcoma 3 Ewing Sarcoma 4 Chondrosarcoma 5 Chordoma 6 Sacrococcygeal Teratoma 7 Malignant Fibrous…
Chapter 24 Anterior Approaches to the Thoracic Spine and Thoracolumbar Junction Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim INTRODUCTION The transthoracic approach to the mid-thoracic level is indicated in cases…
Chapter 42 Sacral Tumor Resection and Reconstruction Se-Hoon Kim, Ung-Kyu Chang, Daniel H. Kim Introduction Most tumors of the sacrum are benign aggressive lesions (e.g., aneurysmal bone cysts, osteoblastomas, and…
Chapter 27 Anterior Approaches to the Lumbar Spine Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Daniel H. Kim RETROPERITONEAL APPROACH WITH A PARAMEDIAN INCISION This approach uses the retroperitoneal approach through a paramedian…
Chapter 4 Intradural Extramedullary Benign Tumors Jae-Soo Koh, Ung-Kyu Chang, Se-Hoon Kim, Terri Haddix 1 Meningioma 2 Schwannoma 3 Neurofibroma 4 Paraganglioma 5 Ganglioneuroma INTRODUCTION In the intradural extramedullary space,…
