Current Techniques in Neurosurgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Pain

   1. Front Matter

      Pages xiii-xiii

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   2. Status of Deep Brain Stimulation

      • Ronald R Tasker

      Pages 1-14

   3. The Surgical Management of Greater Occipital Neuralgia

      • Claudio A Feler

      Pages 15-20

   4. Implantable Drug Delivery Systems

      • Richard K Osenbach, Kim J Burchiel

      Pages 21-34

   5. Radiosurgery versus Microsurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia

      • Ronald F Young

      Pages 35-43

3. Seizure Disorders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1

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   2. Current Theories of Epileptogenesis

      • Robert S Fisher

      Pages 45-54

   3. Cortical Mapping and Language Outcome in Temporal Lobe Surgery

      • Keith G Davies, Bruce E Hermann

      Pages 55-65

   4. Multiple Subpial Transsections

      • Allen R Wyler

      Pages 67-73

4. Spine

   1. Front Matter

      Pages N3-N3

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   2. Microdiskectomy versus Endoscopic Diskectomy

      • Alan S. Waitze, Christopher H. Comey, Gerald E. Rodts Jr, Regis W. Haid

      Pages 75-84

   3. Current Treatment of Upper Cervical Spine Fractures and Dislocations

      • Vincent C Traynelis

      Pages 85-96

5. Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages N5-N5

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   2. Pharmacological Advances in Cerebrovascular Protection

      • Midori A Yenari, Gary K Steinberg

      Pages 97-116

   3. Endovascular Therapy for Intracranial Aneurysms

      • Robert H Rosenwasser, Rocco A Armonda, Jeffrey E Thomas

      Pages 117-129

   4. Radiosurgery for Vascular Malformations

      • Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford, John C. Flickinger

      Pages 131-137

   5. Current Indications for Carotid Endarterectomy

      • Christopher M Loftus

      Pages 139-151

   6. Image Reconstruction and Robotic Technology in Neurovascular Surgery

      • Fady T Charbel, Mukesh Misra, Meide Zhao

      Pages 153-162

   7. Molecular Biology of Cerebrovascular Diseases

      • Murat Gunel, Issam A Awad, Richard P Lifton

      Pages 163-173

Each edition of Current Techniques in Neurosurgery represents a unique combination of authoritative reviews of the most exciting topics in contemporary neurosurgery, richly illustrated in color with up-to-date and annotated bibliographies of the leading articles in the field. In addition to the usual emphasis on topics such as cerebrovascular disease, neuro-oncology, spinal disorders, and trauma, the text covers emerging technologies impacting OR reorganization, and computer workstations, leading ultimately to the practice of neurosurgery at a molecular level. From the Preface of the 2/e: "Ultimately, of course, at the intersection of molecular biology, computer technology, and anatomic dissection, the surgeon and patient meet in the operating theater; it is my hope that the practical insights and excitement of that intersection are brought home to you."

• Nervous System
• Surgery
• clinical application
• endoscopy
• glioma
• microsurgery
• neurosurgery
• radiosurgery
• trauma

• School of Medicine, The George Washington University, USA

  Michael Salcman

• Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, USA

  Michael Salcman

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