Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
CHAPTER 256 Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Ajay Niranjan, Josef Novotny, Jr., Hideyuki Kano, Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford, John C. Flickinger Professor Lars Leksell first coupled an orthovoltage x-ray tube with…
Neuroendoscopy
CHAPTER 191 Neuroendoscopy Yin C. Hu, Alan R. Cohen Deep-seated pathology in the intracranial compartment can provide a difficult challenge to the neurosurgeon. The adaptation of neuroendoscopy from urologic procedures…
Spinopelvic Fixation
CHAPTER 296 Spinopelvic Fixation Luis M. Tumialán, Praveen V. Mummaneni The distinct biomechanical properties of the lumbosacral spine in conjunction with the widened cancellous pedicles unique to the sacrum make…
Medulloblastoma
CHAPTER 126 Medulloblastoma Joshua J. Chern, Ganesh Rao, Frederick F. Lang Medulloblastoma is the most common primary central nervous system tumor in children. Although major advances in diagnosis and treatment…
Hydrocephalus in Children
CHAPTER 186 Hydrocephalus in Children Approach to the Patient John R.W. Kestle For years, the management of hydrocephalus has been the most common problem facing neurosurgeons who treat children. In…
Percutaneous Cordotomy and Trigeminal Tractotomy-Nucleotomy
CHAPTER 172 Percutaneous Cordotomy and Trigeminal Tractotomy-Nucleotomy Yucel Kanpolat History The first discoveries of the anatomy and function of the spinal cord in clinical and experimental studies were accomplished by…
Moyamoya Disease
CHAPTER 207 Moyamoya Disease Edward R. Smith, R. Michael Scott An increasingly recognized cause of stroke, including 6% of all strokes in children, moyamoya syndrome is a cerebrovascular disorder characterized…
Genetics of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
CHAPTER 393 Genetics of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Ali Kemal Ozturk, Angeliki Louvi, Murat Günel Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are some of the most common types of vascular malformations of the…
Assessment of the Cervical Spine after Trauma
CHAPTER 312 Assessment of the Cervical Spine after Trauma Dennis G. Vollmer, Marc E. Eichler, Arthur L. Jenkins, III Acute injuries of the spine and spinal cord are among the…
The Use and Misuse of Antibiotics in Neurosurgery
CHAPTER 42 The Use and Misuse of Antibiotics in Neurosurgery Koijan Kainth, Matthew A. Hunt, Stephen J. Haines The Importance of Antibiotics in Neurosurgery Few neurosurgeons would be willing to…
