Craniopharyngiomas
Chapter 24 Craniopharyngiomas Philip V. Theodosopoulos, Michael E. Sughrue, Michael W. McDermott Craniopharyngiomas are tumors of neuroepithelial origin that arise from squamous cell rests found along the path of the…
Gamma Surgery for Functional Disorders
Chapter 107 Gamma Surgery for Functional Disorders Chun-Po Yen, Ladislau Steiner Leksell’s original intention in designing the gamma knife was to use the tool to treat functional disorders such as…
Surgery for Trigminal Neurinomas
Chapter 39 Surgery for Trigeminal Neurinomas Takeshi Kawase Anatomy The trigeminal nerve courses in three compartments: middle cranial fossa, posterior fossa, and extracranial space. Therefore, tumors extending into multiple fossae…
Management of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphomas
Chapter 12 Management of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphomas Camilo E. Fadul, Pamela Ely The phrase “primary central nervous system lymphoma” (PCNSL) is used to designate an extranodal lymphoma restricted…
Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery in the Management of Craniopharyngiomas
Chapter 102 Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery in the Management of Craniopharyngiomas Anand Veeravagu, Marco Lee, Bowen Jiang, John R. Adler, Jr. , Steven D. Chang Craniopharyngiomas are benign extra-axial epithelial…
Surgical Management of Cerebellar Stroke–Hemorrhage and Infarction
Chapter 70 Surgical Management of Cerebellar Stroke—Hemorrhage and Infarction Vikram V. Nayar, Arthur L. Day Cerebellar stroke, either hemorrhage or infarction, often presents with poorly lateralizing symptoms, and its diagnosis…
Surgical Management of Parasagittal and Convexity Meningiomas
Chapter 32 Surgical Management of Parasagittal and Convexity Meningiomas Ashok R. Asthagiri, Russell R. Lonser There is today nothing in the whole realm of surgery more gratifying than the successful…
Surgical Approaches to Lateral and Third Ventricular Tumors
Chapter 27 Surgical Approaches to Lateral and Third Ventricular Tumors Toral R. Patel, Grahame C. Gould, Joachim M. Baehring, Joseph M. Piepmeier The majority of tumors of the lateral and…
Management of Infections After Craniotomy
Chapter 144 Management of Infections After Craniotomy Göran C. Blomstedt, Kari Sammalkorpi Infection almost destroyed the reputation of surgery before the 20th century and still claims a heavy toll after…
Surgical Management of Infratentorial Arteriovenous Malformations
Chapter 82 Surgical Management of Infratentorial Arteriovenous Malformations Tomas Gárzón-Muvdi, Gustavo Pradilla, Kimon Bekelis, Philippe Gailloud, Rafael J. Tamargo Introduction Brain stem and cerebellar arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare vascular…
