CHAPTER 361 Pathobiology of Intracranial Aneurysms Teresa Santiago-Sim, Dong H. Kim Aneurysms are classified according to their shape and pathogenesis. Saccular aneurysms are berry-shaped or multilobed outpouchings on a blood…
CHAPTER 202 Cerebellar Astrocytomas Leslie N. Sutton Cerebellar astrocytoma is one of the most common neoplasms of the brain in childhood and one of the most rewarding for neurosurgeons to…
CHAPTER 230 Pathophysiology of Surgical Nerve Disorders Wale A.R. Sulaiman, Rajiv Midha, Tessa Gordon The peripheral nervous system (PNS) has the capacity to regenerate injured axons, in contrast to the…
CHAPTER 283 Treatment of Thoracic Disk Herniation Samer Ghostine, Srinath Samudrala, J. Patrick Johnson Management of benign extradural lesions of the thoracic spine has evolved considerably in the past few…
CHAPTER 281 Spondyloarthropathies (Including Ankylosing Spondylitis) Ferhan A. Asghar, Gregory P. Graziano, Charles Kuntz, IV The spondyloarthropathies are a group of inflammatory joint disorders that share a predilection for the…
CHAPTER 306 Thoracoscopic Approaches to the Spine Francisco A. Ponce, Nicholas Theodore, Curtis A. Dickman Minimally invasive surgery has become a major goal across surgical subspecialties. Issues as diverse as…
CHAPTER 174 Neurocritical Care in Children José Pineda, Mark Wainwright Critically ill children with neurological disorders have unique needs that include specialized continuous functional monitoring of the nervous system, clinical…
Chapter 324 Biomechanical Basis of Traumatic Brain Injury David F. Meaney, Stephen E. Olvey, Thomas A. Gennarelli The complex pathophysiologic phenomena encountered in patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can…
CHAPTER 353 Nonatherosclerotic Carotid Lesions Michael J. Alexander, Parham Moftakhar The origins of the pathologies involving the cervical carotid artery are highly variable, yet the principles of their treatment are…
CHAPTER 125 Pineal Tumors Jeffrey N. Bruce Historical Perspective Although pineal tumors were first described in 1717, the earliest attempts at surgery in the pineal region did not occur until…
