Neurosurgery

Endoscopic spine surgery is the essence of the minimally invasive surgery technique.

This book covers all aspects of awake craniotomy, including preoperative management, intraoperative handling, and postoperative follow-ups.

New therapeutic options and approaches have been developed based on an expanded knowledge of the underlying pathophysiology of vocal fold paralysis.

This book provides an overview of emerging CSF management systems that filter or clear cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a therapeutic approach for several CNS conditions.

Primary reconstructive surgery is assuming increasing importance in the management of fractures of the spine.

Professor Philip Bromage From the earliest stirrings of modern surgical anesthesia, novice surgeons struggling to learn from the living what there was a strong intuitive feeling that anesthesia of part they were denied an opportunity to learn from the dead_ of the body would be better for the patient than complete But that is largely nostalgia for a past era_ Today, the visual anesthesia of the whole organism.

A general consensus exists,that lumbosacral nerve root compression is the primary cause of sciatica and neurogenic claudication, although humoral and vascular factors certainly play a role as well.

Diese Bände enthalten die Vorträge zu den Hauptthemen des Zentraleuropäischen Anästhesiekongresses 1987 in München.

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

This book is the first review book that uses the multiple-choice question format in neurosurgical oncology which mirrors the format of the majority of shelf and board examinations.

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging is widely accepted as a means to identify stroke, thus enabling rapid and effective treatment.

Presenting the most up-to-date, cutting --edge techniques and technologies, this book provides the reader with an overview of contemporary approaches for degenerative, deformity and minimally invasive spine surgery.

The pioneering work by Pierre Janny and Nils Lundberg added a new tool to the investigative armamentarium of the neurosurgeon: continuous monitor- ing of intracranial pressure (ICP).

Embolization has been performed in many European countries and in North America for over 20 years and is now beginning to gain accep- tance in other countries.

Highly specialized fields like pediatric neurosurgery evolve in the hands of a small but international group of dedicated experts.

The topography of the brainstem is complex, and even experienced neurologists find it challenging to localize brainstem lesions and diagnose brainstem disorders.

This comprehensive and authoritative reference presents the state-of-the-art computational methods applied to the field of neurosurgery.

This book offers a clinical and surgical overview on congenital brain malformations, which are abnormalities that occur during fetal development, leading to brain defects and disorders.

This book represents the second, fully revised edition of the original volume published in 1982.

Malignant Brain Tumours is an excellent compendium of current thought and practice for clinicians, surgeons, and scientists.

A practical manual covering the full spectrum of PET and PET/CT imaging, now in common clinical practice, this book includes images of normal variants, artifacts, and pathologic conditions.

The book introduces techniques, devices, device structures and therapeutic in dural arteriovenous fistulas.

Cerebral Angiography is a comprehensive and well-illustrated guide to the diagnostic use of cerebral angiography.

There are numerous texts on the management of spinal deformities and a number texts on spinal tumor management, but to this point each has been considered separately, leaving providers and learners challenged since they need to study both fields to adequately treat patients.

This volume maintains the structure of previous ATSN series volumes, offering a balanced distribution of chapters that cover recent advances in neurosurgery and reviews of major neurosurgical conditions.

Pediatric CNS Tumors is a detailed review of childhood brain tumors with a particular emphasis on providing treatment algorithms for each tumor type.

Recent advances in genetics and brain biochemistry point to the Abeta peptide as the major culprit in causing neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

Since the highly praised first edition of Surgical Disorders of the Peripheral Nerves was published in 1998, greater understanding of the the molecular and cellular events which underlie the response of nerves to injury, regeneration and neuropathic pain has been achieved.

In this volume, one of a series of monographs devoted to the problems of cerebral ischemia and related topics, we present the proceedings of an international conference on Cerebral Ischemia and Basic Mechanisms held in Bad Schachen/Lake Constance, Germany in June 1992.

Detailed knowledge of nervous system anatomy and microsurgical training in the laboratory are essential to understanding the brain.

This book addresses multiple principles of carotid endarterectomy in terms of cervical anatomy, surgical techniques, practical cases and frequent questions stemming from clinical practice.

This book mainly focuses on diversity of brain diseases, such as sleep disorders, major depression disorder, anxiety disorders, epilepsy, cognitive disorders, etc.

In this book the most recent technical and technological advancements  in  the treatment of intracranial tumours will be described, and a wide and updated review  of the literature on neurosurgical pathologies with high clinical impact will be offered to the readers.

This 13th volume of Advances in Neurosurgery presents thos.

The introduction of the operating microscope as a surgical tool revolutionized the treatment of peripheral nerve lesions.

The cerebello-pontine angle has always posed a challenge to the neurosurgeon, the otoneurosurgeon, and the neuroradiologist.