Principles of Neurological Surgery

"This book achieves its goal of educating students and trainees about almost every topic in neurosurgery. It is comprehensive, yet to the point and brief enough to contain everything in one volume. This book provides a superb level of detail in its explanation of each topic, including a clear and efficient discussion of background and clinical relevance as well as scenarios." --Morteza Sadeh, MD PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 93-4 Stars!

• Section 1: General Overview1. Landmarks in the History of Neurosurgery2. Challenges in Global Neurosurgery3. Pearls for Clinical Evaluation of the Nervous System4. Principles of Modern Neuroimaging5. Neuro Anesthesia and Monitoring for Cranial and Complex Spinal Surgery6. Surgical Positioning, Navigation, Important Surgical Tools, Craniotomy and Closure of Cranial and Spinal WoundsSection 2: Pediatric Neurosurgery7. Spinal Dysraphism and Tethered Spinal Cord8. Hydrocephalus in Children 9. Diagnosis and Surgical Options for Craniosynostosis10. The Chiari Malformations and Syringohydromyelia11. Posterior Fossa and Brainstem Tumors in Children12. Craniopharyngiomas13. All Other Brain Tumors in Pediatrics??14. Pediatric Vascular Disease and StrokeSection 3: Vascular Neurosurgery15. Medical and Surgical Treatment of Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease16. Intracranial Aneurysms, Gen Principles of Management (Ruptured and Unruptured)17. Surgery for Anterior Circulation Aneurysms18. Surgery for Posterior Circulation Aneurysms19. Complex Intracranial Aneurysms and Bypasses for Aneurysms20. Vascular Malformations (Arteriovenous Malformations and Rual Arteriovenous Fistulas)21. Cavernous Malformations of the Brain and Spinal Cord22. Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage23. Endovascular Treatment of Acute Stroke and Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease24. Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial AneurysmsSection 4: Trauma25. Surgical Management of Closed Head Injury26. Critical Care Management of Neurosurgical Patients27. Penetrating Brain Injury28. Traumatic Skull and Facial FracturesSection 5: The Spine29. Injuries to the Cervical Spine30. Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures31. Intradural Extramedullary and Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors32. Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Tumors33. Spinal Cord Injury34. Craniovertebral Junction: A Reappraisal35. Degenerative Spine Disease (Cervical)36. Degenerative Spine Disease (ThoracoLumbar)37. Pediatric and Adult ScoliosisSection 6: Tumors38. High-Grade Gliomas39. Low-Grade Gliomas40. Metastatic Brain Tumors?? 41. Convexity, And Parasagittal vs. Skull Base Meningiomas42. Tumors of the Pineal Region43. Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors44. Pituitary Tumors: Diagnosis and Management45. Endoscopic Approaches to Ventricular Tumors and Colloid Cysts46. Microsurgical Approaches to the Ventricular System47. Base Tumors: Evaluation and Microsurgery48. Endoscopic Approaches to Skull Base Lesions49. Jugular Foramen Tumors: Paraganglioma and SchwannomaSection 7: Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy50. Application of Current Radiation Delivery Systems and Radiobiology51. Radiosurgery of Central Nervous System Tumors and Arteriovenous Malformations52. Proton Beam Therapy and Particle Beam Radiotherapy for Cranial and Skull Base TumorsSection 8: Functional Pain53. Trigeminal Neuralgia54. Spasticity: Classification, Diagnosis and Management55. Surgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy56. Extratemporal Procedures and Hemispherectomy for Epilepsy57. Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders58. Stereotactic Functional Neurosurgery for Mental Health Disorders, Pain and EpilepsySection 9: Miscellaneous59. Surgical Management of Infections of the Central Nervous System, Cranium and of the Spine60. Adult Congenital CSF Disorders61. Management of Peripheral Nerve Injuries62. Entrapment Neuropathies, Peripheral Nerve Tumors63. Pre-Hospital CAre of TBI Patients