Radiosurgery of Malignant Tumors
CHAPTER 258 Radiosurgery of Malignant Tumors Gregory J.A. Murad, William A. Friedman The management of patients diagnosed with malignant brain tumors is wide ranging. Depending on the primary pathology of…
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
CHAPTER 352 Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Gregory G. Heuer, Robert W. Hurst, Peter D. LeRoux Blunt injury to the carotid or vertebral vessels (blunt cerebrovascular injury) is uncommon and is diagnosed…
Cerebrospinal Fluid Devices
CHAPTER 192 Cerebrospinal Fluid Devices Richard J. Edwards, James Drake Insertion of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) devices for the management of hydrocephalus is one of the most common procedures performed in…
Emerging and Experimental Neurosurgical Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease
CHAPTER 84 Emerging and Experimental Neurosurgical Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease Scellig Stone, Karim Mukhida, Andres M. Lozano Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects more than 1 million North Americans, including approximately…
Cervical Spine Disorders in Children
CHAPTER 220 Cervical Spine Disorders in Children Nicholas M. Wetjen, Douglas L. Brockmeyer The true prevalence of congenital abnormalities of the cervical spine is unknown, although the incidence is probably…
Optic Pathway Hypothalamic Gliomas
CHAPTER 195 Optic Pathway Hypothalamic Gliomas Tadanori Tomita, Avinash Mohan Optic pathway hypothalamic gliomas (OPHGs) are included as one of the representative childhood supratentorial tumors. They represent 1% of all…
Cervical Arthroplasty
CHAPTER 293 Cervical Arthroplasty Sanjay S. Dhall, Daniel C. Lu, Regis W. Haid, Praveen V. Mummaneni Evolution of Cervical Arthroplasty Anterior cervical diskectomy with fusion (ACDF) has been the “gold…
Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Intractable Epilepsy
CHAPTER 67 Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Intractable Epilepsy James E. Baumgartner, Gretchen K. Von Allmen Since receiving Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 1997, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) delivered…
Pathology of the Cervicothoracic Junction
CHAPTER 316 Pathology of the Cervicothoracic Junction Evaluation and Treatment Peter S. Amenta, James S. Harrop The cervicothoracic junction is a unique region of the spinal column that serves as…
Scalp Tumors
CHAPTER 149 Scalp Tumors Ciara D. Harraher, John A. Persing, Elizabeth B. Claus The scalp consists of five layers: skin, connective tissue, aponeurotic (epicranial) tissue, loose connective tissue, and periosteum….
