Critical Care Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

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CHAPTER 334 Critical Care Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Claudia Robertson, Leonardo Rangel-Castilla Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Every year, about 1.5…

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Lumbar Spine Stenosis

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CHAPTER 285 Lumbar Spine Stenosis Nancy E. Epstein Verbiest1–4 was one of the first to define central lumbar spinal stenosis, noting that laminectomy alone relieved radiculopathic symptoms for patients with…

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Historical Overview of Neurosurgery

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CHAPTER 1 Historical Overview of Neurosurgery James Tait Goodrich, Eugene S. Flamm In developing this chapter on the history of neurosurgery, our underlying theme is that neurosurgery advanced as surgeons…

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Neuroophthalmology

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CHAPTER 13 Neuroophthalmology Timothy J. Martin, James J. Corbett Neuroophthalmology is a broad discipline that incorporates important elements of interest to neurosurgeons, neurologists, and ophthalmologists. This chapter offers some clinical…

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Radiology of the Spine

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CHAPTER 18 Radiology of the Spine Ajit Krishnaney, Michael T. Modic Imaging of the Spine The role of imaging is twofold. The first is to provide reliable anatomic or functional…

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Nerve Injuries of the Lower Extremity

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CHAPTER 243 Nerve Injuries of the Lower Extremity Robert Tiel†, Aaron G. Filler, Epidemiology It is commonly recognized that traumatic injury of the lower extremity nerves is less common than…

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Endovascular Stenting of Intracranial Aneurysms

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CHAPTER 376 Endovascular Stenting of Intracranial Aneurysms David J. Fiorella, Elad I. Levy, Pedro Lylyk, Peter A. Rasmussen Overview: Conceptual Evolution and History of Intracranial Stenting for Aneurysms The impetus…

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Ventricular Tumors

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CHAPTER 138 Ventricular Tumors Helmut Bertalanffy, Niklaus Krayenbühl, Christian Wess, Oliver Bozinov Tumors of the ventricular system comprise a wide variety of both benign and malignant mass lesions located within…

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