Surgical Management of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and 2
Chapter 48 Surgical Management of Neurofibromatosis Types 1 and 2 James H. Tonsgard, Bakhtiar Yamini, David M. Frim Neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 (NF1 and NF2) are genetic diseases that…
Functional Tractography, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Intraoperative Integration of Modalities, and Neuronavigation
Chapter 3 Functional Tractography, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Intraoperative Integration of Modalities, and Neuronavigation Jonathan A. Hyam, Alexander L. Green, Erlick A.C. Pereira Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) with functional tractography is…
Growth Hormone-Secreting Tumors
Chapter 18 Growth Hormone–Secreting Tumors Carrie R. Muh, Adriana G. Ioachimescu, Nelson M. Oyesiku Hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) from a functioning pituitary tumor before the closure of the epiphyseal…
Prolactinomas
Chapter 19 Prolactinomas James K. Liu, Mark D. Krieger, Arun P. Amar, William T. Couldwell, Martin H. Weiss Prolactinomas are the most common type of functioning pituitary tumors, accounting for…
Cortical and Subcortical Brain Mapping
Chapter 6 Cortical and Subcortical Brain Mapping Hugues Duffau The first goal of brain surgery, especially in neuro-oncology, is to optimize the extent of resection (EOR) of the lesion. Indeed,…
Cerebellar Tumors in Adults
Chapter 14 Cerebellar Tumors in Adults Laura B. Ngwenya, Mirza N. Baig, Manish K. Aghi, E. Antonio Chiocca Many lesions affect the posterior fossa, and the cerebellum in particular. Some…
Multimodal Assessment of Pituitary and Parasellar Lesions
Chapter 16 Multimodal Assessment of Pituitary and Parasellar Lesions T. Brooks Vaughan, Lewis S. Blevins, Michael S. Vaphiades, Gary S. Wand Pituitary and parasellar lesions represent a unique variety of…
Chemotherapy for Brain Tumors
Chapter 7 Chemotherapy for Brain Tumors Manmeet S. Ahluwalia Factors Influencing Delivery of Chemotherapy to the Brain Blood–Brain Barrier Treatment of brain tumors with systemic chemotherapy poses challenges unique to…
