Acute Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
9 Acute Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Pascal Jabbour and Issam Awad The annual incidence rate of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is estimated to be 10 cases per 100,000 people.1–5 The patients…
Acute Bony Decompression of the Optic and Facial Nerves
13 Acute Bony Decompression of the Optic and Facial Nerves Jason Heth, Christine Nelson, and H. Alexander Arts Neurosurgical consideration of cranial nerve decompression following head and facial trauma arises…
Special Considerations in the Evaluation of Patients with Combined Head and Spinal Injuries and Multiple System Trauma
15 Special Considerations in the Evaluation of Patients with Combined Head and Spinal Injuries and Multiple System Trauma Bizhan Aarabi, Christopher J. Neal, and Allan Philp From 2% to 6%…
Acute Repair of Penetrating Nerve Trauma
26 Acute Repair of Penetrating Nerve Trauma James T. Goodrich It is to be noted that if a nerve is cut lengthwise, it is possible to heal it by the…
Acute Management of Compressive Peripheral Neuropathies
27 Acute Management of Compressive Peripheral Neuropathies Richard B. Rodgers and Mitesh V. Shah Compressive peripheral nerve injuries are very common. The evaluation of these injuries requires knowledge of the…
Extra-Axial Hematomas
6 Extra-Axial Hematomas Shelly D. Timmons The term “extra-axial hematomas” is used to refer to hematomas found within the intracranial space but outside the substance of the brain itself. These…
Management of Acute Hydrocephalus
3 Management of Acute Hydrocephalus Fadi F. Nasr and John H. Honeycutt Acute hydrocephalus is a condition that all neurosurgeons will encounter during the course of their careers. The causes…
Spinal Infections
24 Spinal Infections Eli M. Baron, Joshua E. Heller, Christopher M. Loftus, and Alexander R. Vaccaro Spinal infections represent a serious source of morbidity and mortality for patients. Even with…
Summary and Synopsis of the Spinal Cord Injury Guidelines
25 Summary and Synopsis of the Spinal Cord Injury Guidelines Richard A. S. Reid and Mark N. Hadley In March 2002, Clinical Neurosurgery published a supplement to its periodical entitled…
Spinal Cord Compression Secondary to Neoplastic Disease: Epidural Metastases and Pathologic Fracture
22 Spinal Cord Compression Secondary to Neoplastic Disease: Epidural Metastases and Pathologic Fracture Phillip A. Tibbs and Roy A. Patchell Spinal cord compression frequently presents as a medical emergency with…
