10.1055/b-0039-171731 12 Essential Tremor: Evaluation, Imaging and Medical TreatmentLauren Len Spiegel and Joohi Jimenez-Shahed Abstract Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder characterized by postural and action tremors of…
10.1055/b-0039-171729 10 Parkinson Disease–Evaluation and Medical TreatmentLisa Deuel and Eric S. Molho Abstract A diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is established by recognizing the core motor symptoms of bradykinesia, rigidity,…
10.1055/b-0039-171728 9 Cortical and Subcortical MappingAnthony l. Ritaccio, Peter Brunner and Gerwin Schalk Abstract Electrical stimulation mapping (ESM) is the most common technique used to delineate functional cortex. It may…
10.1055/b-0039-171727 8 Microelectrode Recordings in Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Movement DisordersAdolfo Ramirez-Zamora, Leonardo Almeida and Michael S. Okun Abstract Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a well-established treatment for medication-refractory…
10.1055/b-0039-171726 7 Intraoperative CT ImagingJamie Toms and Kathryn Holloway Abstract Functional neurosurgery, be it epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation, or a lesioning procedure, involves precise target localization and modification. Both…
10.1055/b-0039-171725 6 Functional Neuroimaging IIWalid I. Essayed, Prashin Unadkat and Alexandra J. Golby Abstract Functional neuroimaging is a constantly evolving and increasingly important tool for modern neurosurgery including preoperative and…
10.1055/b-0039-171724 5 Functional Neuroimaging I: fMRI and Resting State fMRIAaron Kucyi, Jason L. Chan, Stephan Bickel and Josef Parvizi Abstract Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a useful strategy for…
10.1055/b-0039-171721 2 A Brief History of Brain Stereotactic FramesL. Dade Lunsford and Ajay Niranjan Abstract The first guiding devise was used by Dittmar in 1870s in an animal model. The…
10.1055/b-0039-171723 4 MRI and CT Imaging with Stereotactic NeurosurgeryAshesh Thaker and Aviva Abosch Abstract Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are critical to stereotactic neurosurgery, and advances in…
10.1055/b-0039-171720 1 History of Innovation in Stereotaxy/Functional NeurosurgeryDavid W. Roberts Abstract Neurosurgery has long led the surgical specialties in the development of innovative clinical applications of technique and technology, and…
