Principles of neurological surgery

PRINCIPLES OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY

Principles of neurological surgery Principles of Neurosurgery, by Drs. Richard G. Ellenbogen and Saleem I. Abdulrauf, provides a broad overview of neurosurgery ideal for anyone considering or training in this specialty. From general principles to specific techniques, it equips you with the perspectives and skills you need to succeed. Comprehensive without being encyclopedic, this new edition familiarizes you with the latest advances in the field-neuroimaging, the medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy, minimally invasive techniques, and new techniques in position and incisions-and shows you how to perform key procedures via an online library of surgical videos at www.expertconsult.com. No other source does such an effective job of preparing you for this challenging field!  

New to this Edition

• Master key procedures by watching experts perform them in a video library online at www.expertconsult.com, where you can also access the fully searchable text, an image gallery, and links to PubMed.
• Keep up with recent advances in neurosurgery with fully revised content covering neuroimaging, the medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy, minimally invasive techniques, new techniques in position and incisions, deep brain stimulation, cerebral revascularization, and treatment strategies for traumatic brain injury in soldiers.
• Apply the latest guidance from new chapters on Cerebral Revascularization, Principles of Modern Neuroimaging, Principles of Operative Positioning, Pediatric Stroke and Moya-Moya, Anomalies of Craniovertebral Junction, and Degenerative Spine Disease.
• Tap into truly global perspectives with an international team of contributors led by Drs. Richard G. Ellenbogen and Saleem I. Abdulrauf.
• Find information quickly and easily thanks to a full-color layout and numerous detailed illustrations.

Key Features

• Get comprehensive coverage of neurosurgery, including pre- and post- operative patient care, neuroradiology, pediatric neurosurgery, neurovascular surgery, trauma surgery, spine surgery, oncology, pituitary adenomas, cranial base neurosurgery, image-guided neurosurgery, treatment of pain, epilepsy surgery, and much more.
• Gain a clear visual understanding from over 1,200 outstanding illustrations-half in full color-including many superb clinical and operative photographs, surgical line drawings, and at-a-glance tables.
• Apply best practices in neuroimaging techniques, minimally invasive surgery, epilepsy surgery, and pediatric neurosurgery.

 

CONTENTS

1.General Overview

1 Landmarks in the History of Neurosurgery

James Tait Goodrich

2 Clinical Evaluation of the Nervous System

Gerald A. Grant, Richard G. Ellenbogen

3 Principles of Modern Neuroimaging

Kathleen R. Tozer Fink, Michael R. Levitt, James R. Fink

4 Principles of Surgical Positioning

Genèvieve Lapointe, Joanna Kemp, Govind Rajan, Grace Elisabeth Walter, Saleem I. Abdulrauf

 

Part 2.Pediatric Neurosurgery

5 Spinal Dysraphism and Tethered Spinal Cord

Leslie N. Sutton, Joel A. Bauman, Luke J. Macyszyn

6 Hydrocephalus in Children and Adults

Alia Hdeib, Alan R. Cohen

7 Developmental Anomalies: Arachnoid Cysts, Dermoids, and Epidermoids

David F. Jimenez, Jennifer Gentry Savage, Mical Samuelson

8 Diagnosis and Surgical Options for Craniosynostosis

Mitchel Seruya, Suresh N. Magge, Robert F. Keating

9 The Chiari Malformations and Syringohydromyelia

R. Shane Tubbs, Todd C. Hankinson, John C. Wellons, III

10 Posterior Fossa and Brainstem Tumors in Children

Adrienne Weeks, Aria Fallah, James T. Rutka

11 Causes of Nontraumatic Hemorrhagic Stroke in Children: Pediatric Moyamoya Syndrome

Edward R. Smith, R. Michael Scott

 

Part 3.Vascular Neurosurgery

12 Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease and Carotid Surgery

Geoffrey Appelboom, Matthew Piazza, E. Sander Connolly, Jr.

13 Intracranial Aneurysms

Christopher S. Eddleman, Christopher C. Getch, Bernard R. Bendok, H. Hunt Batjer

14 Vascular Malformations (Arteriovenous Malformations and Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas)

Ghaus M. Malik, Sandeep S. Bhangoo

15 Cavernous Malformations Management Strategies

Aimee Two, Ali K. Ozturk, Murat Gunel

16 Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Alan Hoffer, Justin Singer, Nicholas C. Bambakidis, Warren Selman

17 Endovascular Neurosurgery

Sabareesh K. Natarajan, Adnan H. Siddiqui, L. Nelson Hopkins, Elad I. Levy

18 Cerebral Revascularization for Giant Aneurysms of the Transitional Segment of the Internal Carotid Artery

Jonathon J. Lebovitz, Jorge L. Eller, Justin M. Sweeney, Deanna Sasaki-Adams, Aneela Darbar, Sheri K. Palejwala, Anja-Maria Radon, Saleem I. Abdulrauf

 

Part 4.Trauma

19 Intracranial Hypertension

Ryan Morton, Richard G. Ellenbogen

20 Closed Head Injury

Clifford M. Houseman, Shawn A. Belverud, Raj K. Narayan

21 Penetrating Brain Injury

Michael Cirivello, Randy S. Bell, Rocco A. Armonda

22 Traumatic Skull and Facial Fractures

Fred H. Geisler, Eduardo Rodriguez, Paul N. Manson

 

Part 5.Spine

23 Injuries to the Cervical Spine

M. Yashar S. Kalani, Aristotelis S. Filippidis, Nicholas Theodore

24 Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures

Edward M. Marchan, George M. Ghobrial, James S. Harrop

25 Intradural Extramedullary and Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors.

Michaël Bruneau, Florence Lefranc, Danielle Balériaux, Jacques Brotchi

26 Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Tumors

Ilya Laufer, Marcella A. Madera, Daniel Sciubba, Ziya L. Gokaslan

27 Spinal Cord Injury

David W. Cadotte, Michael G. Fehlings

28 Syringomyelia

Spyros Sgouros

29 Craniovertebral Junction: A Reappraisal

Atul Goel

30 Degenerative Spine Disease

James K.C. Liu, Edward C. Benzel

31 Pediatric and Adult Scoliosis

David W. Polly, Jr., A. Noelle Larson (Part I)

Frank Schwab, Benjamin Blondel, Virginie Lafage (Part II)

32 Acute Nerve Injuries

Lynda J-S Yang

33 Entrapment Neuropathies

Mikhail Gelfenbeyn, Henry Marsh

 

Part 6.Tumors

34 Low-Grade and High-Grade Gliomas

Nader Sanai, Mitchel S. Berger

35 Metastatic Brain Tumors

Juanita M. Celix, Daniel L. Silbergeld

36 Meningiomas

Federico Landriel, Peter Black

37 Tumors of the Pineal Region

Christian Matula

38 Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors

Madjid Samii, Venelin M. Gerganov

39 Craniopharyngiomas and Suprasellar Tumors

Juraj Štenˇo

40 Pituitary Tumors: Diagnosis and Management

Carrie R. Muh, Nelson M. Oyesiku

41 Endoscopic Approaches to Ventricular Tumors and Colloid Cysts

Scott D. Wait, Charles Teo

42 Microsurgical Approaches to the Ventricular System

Timothy H. Lucas, II, Richard G. Ellenbogen

43 Skull Base Approaches

Salvatore Di Maio, Laligam N. Sekhar

44 Endoscopic Approaches to Skull Base Lesions, Ventricular Tumors, and Cysts

Nancy McLaughlin, Daniel M. Prevedello, Daniel Kelly, Ricardo L. Carrau, Amin B Kassam, Scott D. Wait, Charles Teo, Aneela Darbar, Sheri K. Palejwala

 

Part 7.Radiosurgery

45 Application of Current Radiation Delivery Systems and Radiobiology

Jay Loeffler, Helen Shih, Melin Khandekar

46 Radiosurgery of Central Nervous System Tumors

Douglas Kondziolka, Ajay Niranjan, L. Dade Lunsford, John C. Flickinger

47 Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Vascular Malformation

Chun Po Yen, Chris Cifarelli, David Schlesinger, Jason P. Sheehan

 

Part 8.Functional/Pain

48 Trigeminal Neuralgia

Gerald A. Grant, John D. Loeser

49 Surgical Therapy for Pain

Giovanni Broggi, Francesco Acerbi, Morgan Broggi, Giuseppe Messina

50 Spasticity: Classification, Diagnosis, and Management

Michael R. Levitt, Samuel R. Browd

51 Surgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Jeffrey G. Ojemann, Carlo Giussani, Carlo Marras

52 Extratemporal Procedures and Hemispherectomy for Epilepsy

Gwyneth Hughes, William Bingaman

53 Basic Principles of Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and New Frontiers

Alexander S. Taghva, Chima O. Oluigbo, Ali R. Rezai

 

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E44 Minimal Access Skull Base Approaches

Paolo Cappabianca, Isabella Esposito, Luigi Maria Cavallo, Felice Esposito, Vita Stagno

 

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FACS, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine; Theodore S. Roberts Endowed Chair in Neurological Surgery, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA;