NEUROSURGERY
Movement Disorders
64 Movement Disorders Daniel Dilorenzo, Jaime Gasco, Remi Nader, and Nader Pouratian 64.1 History of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease What was the first surgical procedure employed for Parkinson’s…
Neuroanatomy
16 Neuroanatomy Sean Barber and Jaime Gasco 16.1 Brainstem and Cranial Nerves 16.1.1 Medulla What are the three brainstem segments (from caudal to rostral)? Medulla, pons, midbrain Into what three…
Epilepsy Surgery
63 Epilepsy Surgery Daniel Dilorenzo, Jaime Gasco, Remi Nader, and Nader Pouratian 63.1 Pathophysiology: Seizure Focus What are the characteristics of the three classes of neurons comprising an epileptic focus?…
Skull Base Triangles
43 Skull Base Triangles Jaime Gasco and Remi Nader What groups of anatomical triangles exist in the skull base?1 Parasellar group: includes the anteromedial (clinoidal), oculomotor (paramedial), supratrochlear, and infratrochlear…
Intracranial Aneurysms
51 Intracranial Aneurysms Sean Barber, Jaime Gasco, Remi Nader, and Aaron Dumont What features of intracranial vessels may make them more prone to aneurysm formation than extracranial vessels? • Fewer…
Spinal Column Trauma
46 Spinal Column Trauma Cristian Gragnaniello and Remi Nader 46.1 Classification of Fractures and Mechanisms of Injury What causes occipitoatlantal dislocations?1 Abrupt and violent distraction forces able to displace the…
Types of Hydrocephalus
76 Types of Hydrocephalus Jaime Gasco and Remi Nader What is hydrocephalus? An abnormal accumulation of CSF volume in the ventricular system that is disproportionate to the brain volume How…
Common Entrapment Neuropathies
68 Common Entrapment Neuropathies H. Francis Farhadi, Wilson Z. Ray, Sean Barber, Jaime Gasco, and Justin M. Brown What is the most likely pathophysiology of idiopathic nerve compression? Mechanical obstruction…
