Approaches and Management of Basilar Tip Aneurysms
20 Approaches and Management of Basilar Tip Aneurysms Brian L. Hoh and Christopher S. Ogilvy Aneurysms of the basilar artery apex carry the highest natural history risk of rupture of…
Shunt Surgery for Posterior Fossa Lesions
24 Shunt Surgery for Posterior Fossa Lesions Prasad Vannemreddy, Anirban Banerjee, and Brian Willis Numerous forms of treatment have been suggested and tried, but, as the number of methods indicates,…
Trauma to the Temporal Bone
7 Trauma to the Temporal Bone Prasad Vannemreddy and Anil Nanda Samuel Thomas von Soemmerring (1755–1830), a German medical student, established the present classification of cranial nerves in 12 numbered…
Neurosurgical Pathology of the Posterior Fossa
4 Neurosurgical Pathology of the Posterior Fossa Marjorie Fowler Diverse types of pathology occur in the posterior fossa. The specific pathologic lesion is diagnosed based on the location of the…
Neurologic Entities of the Posterior Fossa
5 Neurologic Entities of the Posterior Fossa Roger E. Kelley and Alireza Minagar The posterior fossa contains the brainstem and cerebellum. The brainstem houses all the cranial nerve nuclei and…
