Neurosurgery

This book offers essential guidance on selecting the most appropriatesurgical management option for a variety of spinal conditions, includingidiopathic problems, and degenerative disease.

Neurosurgical lesions of the pineal region are extremely rare, accounting for roughly 1% of the total number of neurosurgical expansive lesions in modern practice.

This book addresses wound care in vascular surgery, neurosurgery and lower extremity ulcers, while also providing detailed information on the latest concepts in antimicrobial therapy.

The management of tumors in and adjacent to the skullbase is challenging given the complex and critically important anatomy of the region and the wide diversity of tumor pathologies that may be encountered.

For the longest time, neuroendovascular procedures have been done through the femoral artery (TFA) located in the thigh and groin region.

This volume covers the known details of all subtypes of occult spinal dysraphism in unprecedented detail.

Traumatic brain injury can interrupt without warning the life story that any one of us is in the midst of creating.

This practical guide, beautifully illustrated with line drawings and images throughout, covers the basic science, laser physics, patient selection, diagnostic maneuvers and useful imaging methods of PLDD.

In diesem Buch wird eine neue konservative Behandlungsmethode des lumbalen Bandscheibenvorfalles auf der Basis einer seit Jahrzehnten in Wildbad durchgeführten Physiotherapie dargestellt.

Foremost authorities present the milestone text on meningioma management, now in a fully updated Second EditionAl-Mefty's Meningiomas, Second Edition is the definitive guide to meningioma diagnosis, treatment, and surgery, and reflects over a decade of major advances in the diagnosis and management of both intracranial and spinal meningiomas since the first edition was published.

AVM of the Brain, Clinical Considerations, General and Special Operative Techniques, Surgical Results, Nonoperated Cases, Cavernous and Venous Angiomas, Neuroanesthesia

This book covers topical issues in neurovascular surgery, and in particular the management of intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and cavernomas, current trends in cerebral revascularization, and new concepts in cerebrovascular imaging.

Cytologic examination of the cerebrospinal fluid is a technically simple, yet productive, diagnostic procedure.

Functional neurosurgery resource features state-of-the-art approaches from renowned experts!

This book covers all aspects of evoked potentials (EPs) utilized clinically in evaluating the functional integrity of somatosensory, auditory, motor, and visual pathways in the nervous system.

This concise textbook covers the full spectrum of spine surgery-related topics in a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow, readily accessible format.

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This book is the first comprehensive work summarizing the advances that have been made in the neurosurgical use of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) over the past ten years.

Now in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this comprehensive text remains the definitive source for information related to the care of adult and pediatric patients with spondylolisthesis.

With contributions from more than 100 renowned authorities in the field, this reference compiles treatment recommendations and tips for a myriad of complications associated with nonoperative and operative management of various spinal pathologies in children and adults-providing expert guidance on complication identification, recognition, management

During his training, neurosurgeon Robert J.

This book is one-of-a-kind comprehensive Radiosurgery Case Review Atlas that includes not only cranial and spinal cases, but also structural and functional radiosurgery ones.

Following recent developments in hypofractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) for brain and spine tumors, this new edition offers a fully updated and comprehensive "e;how-to"e; guidance on hypofractionated SRT for brain and spine metastases, glioma, benign tumors, and other tumor types.

A unique revision guide aimed at candidates preparing for the MRCS examinations.

Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are the most common type of fracture secondary to osteoporosis.

Low back pain is a very common problem that is increasingly being treated surgically.

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At the present time several techniques are available for studying quantitatively global and regional blood flow and metabolism of the human brain.

This atlas offers a collection of EEG spectral analyses and their corresponding conventional recordings under anes- thesio10gical procedures.

Diagnosis and treatment modalities for neuro-oncologic diseases have made considerable advances in recent years.

This superb color atlas sets a new standard in neuroanatomy by presenting around 300 detailed thin-sectioned images of the human head, including the brain, with 0.

Neuroprotection is becoming an increasingly recognized and important part of critical care and perioperative medicine.

Accurate interpretation of indications for treatment is the cornerstone of success in medicine.

This book is a practical guide for the use of simulation in neurosurgery, with chapters covering high fidelity simulation, animal models simulation, cadaveric simulation, and virtual reality simulation.

In the last two decades, spine instrumentation and surgery have undergone many improvements.

In Volume 5 of Surgical Neuroangiography we will discuss indications and approaches for endovascular treatment of disorders affecting the spine and spinal cord circulations.

This book describes intraoperative flow cytometry in solid tumours.

Using SWOT analysis, this book examines in detail the strengths and weaknesses of the hybrid modalities PET-CT and PET-MRI for imaging of the central nervous system, comparing their merits and evaluating their advantages over the stand-alone modalities.

As an addition to the European postgraduate training system for young neurosurgeons, we began to publish in 1974 this series of Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery which was later sponsored by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of general information, along with an evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic options for individuals suffering from otologic diseases.

This practical, step-wise text covers the surgical approaches, resection strategies and reconstruction techniques used for each type of presenting tumor of the spine.

This book describes the challenges occurring during a pituitary examination and provides key pieces for diagnosis.

Illuminating neck dissection resource presents innovative techniques and insightful clinical pearls!

This book covers all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke, offering an integrated perspective that will be relevant to a range of specialists.

Since the introduction of electrosurgery the techniques of surgery on the nervous system have passed through further improvements (bipolar coagulation, microscope), even if the procedure was not substantially modified.