10.1055/b-0035-121766 20 Surgery for Acute Intracranial Infection P. B. Raksin Introduction Space-occupying intracranial infection may arise via contiguous spread from adjacent structures, through hematogenous dissemination, following operative neurosurgical procedures, or…
10.1055/b-0035-121767 21 Ventricular Shunt Malfunction Sergey Abeshaus, Samuel R. Browd, and Richard G. Ellenbogen Introduction A ventricular shunt (VS) malfunction is a common neurosurgical emergency. In fact, a shunt revision…
10.1055/b-0035-121765 19 Removal of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhages Justin Mascitelli, Yakov Gologorsky, and Joshua Bederson Introduction Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 10–30% of all strokes and is a significant cause…
10.1055/b-0035-121768 22 Pituitary Apoplexy Kalmon D. Post and Soriaya Motivala Introduction Pituitary apoplexy is a neurosurgical emergency in which prompt intervention may halt and even reverse associated neurologic deficits and…
